How Nurse Can Get Bipolar Patient To Put Clothes Back On
Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Treatment
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Behavioral Methods
Prevention of sleeplessness depends upon the patient's ability to learn how to relax and sleep well. A number of behavioral methods are aimed at achieving these goals. Behavioral techniques can actually cure chronic insomnia and studies report their effectiveness in nearly all patients with primary chronic insomnia.
Although medications are equally effective for helping people with insomnia to sleep, they can not cure the condition, and prolonged use frequently resulted...
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An Open Call to Talk Frankly about Adherence
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Seroquel Fights its Corner
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Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Bipolar disorder is more common than previously thought, but this illness, particularly bipolar disorder II, is still poorly recognized in the family-practice setting. It is estimated that... Read more »Bipolar Disorder: Highlights
...depression. Quetiapine is now the only drug approved for treating both manic and depressive states of bipolar disorder.Drug WarningThe anti-seizure drug lamotrigine (Lamictal) can cause cleft lip... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Overview
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness, is characterized by moods that swing between two opposite poles:Periods of mania with exaggerated euphoria, irritability, or bothEpisodes of... Read more »Depression Basics
...affective disorder (SAD).Depression is defined as a mood disorder, and there are several subtypes. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is considered in a separate... Read more »Causes of Bipolar Disorder
CausesNo single cause may ever be found for bipolar disorder. Instead, a combination of biologic, genetic, and environmental factors appears to trigger and perpetuate the chemical imbalances in the... Read more »Related News
Mentally ill often placed in nursing homes
March 27, 2009Nursing homes are increasingly housing young and middle-aged mentally ill patients, an article from the Associated Press reports. The article, which... Read summary »
New med matches Zyprexa for bipolar mania
October 03, 2008An experimental medication was shown to have a similar power to control bipolar disorder symtpoms as Zyprexa in a new study. The new med, asenapine,... Read summary »
Bipolar disorder regularly misdiagnosed: study
August 03, 2009According to a new study published in the Journal of Psychiatry, patients are being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder at a regular rate. Researchers... Read summary »
How bipolar disorder triggers suicide
June 08, 2009Studies suggest that more than half of people with bipolar disorder have attempted suicide. Gender appears to be a risk factor, since research has... Read summary »
Expert: Doctors may blame depressed, bipolar patients
October 22, 2008Depression and bipolar disorder are difficult conditions to treat, and this can put a strain on both patients and their doctors. In this article from... Read summary »
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