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Author debunks bipolar disorder myths

October 03, 2008
David Oliver, founder of the Web site Bipolar Central, has written a report in an attempt to dispel myths about bipolar disorder. The report comes in response to thousands of emails that Oliver has received over the years, many of which repeated the same misconceptions about bipolar disorder again and again. Oliver says he created the free report in an attempt to separate bipolar fact from bipolar fiction. Read more »

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Is It Bipolar? Or Is It Something Else?
By John McManamy , Health Expert

You may have noticed an "Ask" feature here at BipolarConnect. A recent sampling:"Do all bipolar... Read more »

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Meet John McManamy
...early 1999, following a series of severe depressions and a lifetime of denial, John was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Soon after, as a means of coming to terms with his illness, he devoted all... Read more »
Healthy Diet Tips for Bipolar Disorder
Two million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. This very serious illness involves dramatic mood swings from high manic episodes to very low depressed episodes. It... Read more »
Meet Lynne Taetzsch
I’m an artist and writer who has struggled with bipolar disorder since I was a teenager, but I wasn’t diagnosed until I was in my forties. At that time I went through a severe depression and had to... Read more »
Ask the Author: Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Expert patient John McManamy, who has battled bipolar disorder, is taking his voice to a new level. His informative and provocative book, Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder: What Your... Read more »
Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Issues on the Rise
...from students who have been kicked off campus. The grounds for their involuntary leave range from a bipolar student’s minor reaction to the sleep aid Ambien to an immediate dismissal stemming... Read more »

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