Sue Bergeson became President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, in March of 2006, after serving as Vice President since August of 2000. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses – depression and bipolar disorder. DBSA has more than 1,000 peer-run support groups across the country and responds...
Read moreToday kicks off Mental Illness Awareness Week. To be truthful, I’m no big fan of these campaigns. My friend and fellow blogger here on... Read more »
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Bipolar may be one of the worst illnesses on the planet, but I would not be writing this and you would not be reading this if we did not... Read more »
University of Washington researchers have found that people who suffer from bipolar disorders have a higher risk of death from a medical illness than... Read more »
You have finally owned up to the fact that you have a mental illness. Now what?In many respects, the worst is behind you. You are out of denial. You... Read more »
The other day, I took an online stress test. This one, devised by Richard Rahe MD of the University of Washington, asks interested parties to check... Read more »
First rule of managing stress: Learn to manage your life around it. Second rule of managing stress: Don't expect any medication or recovery tool to... Read more »
To what extent do specific genes determine our behavior? Although the jury is still out, the answer for intricate illnesses like bipolar disorder... Read more »