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October 03, 2008
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Find a Psychiatrist Who Listens
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health ExpertQuestion Colleen asks: Bipolar disorder runs in my family. My mom, grandmother, and brother are... Read more »
Bipolar Genes Mapped
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...Medicine suggests that hundreds of genes are involved in bipolar disorder. Now, the first map of... Read more »
Is It Bipolar? Or Is It Something Else?
By John McManamy , Health ExpertYou may have noticed an "Ask" feature here at BipolarConnect. A recent sampling:"Do all bipolar... Read more »
Screening Reveals the Impact of Bipolar Disorder
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe estimated prevalence of bipolar disorder is over 3 per cent of the population of the United... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence and the role of Family Treatment
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...periods during development. Add to this the symptoms of bipolar disorder and what results can be... Read more »
Health Guide
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 »Meet Sue Bergeson, DBSA President
...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... Read more »Bipolar disorder
Manic depression; Bipolar affective disorder Treatment Bipolar disorder is often treated with mood-stabilizing medications such as valproic ... Read more »Meet Dr. Dan Haupt, Bipolar Disorder Expert
Dan W. Haupt, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He believes that physicians in general, especially psychiatrists, must consider the... Read more »The People You Meet: Medical Professionals Treating ADHD
...deals with the treatment and prevention of mental and emotional disorders, such as ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Psychiatrists that are Board Certified have been in practice for... Read more »Images
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...used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).... Read more »
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Study: Test for Off-Label Use
November 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A panel of government and health-industry experts has developed a list of 14 widely prescribed medications they say urgently... Read summary »
Antipsychotic Drug Causes Weight Gain
February 22, 2007By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some patients undergoing treatment for mental illness gain so... Read summary »
Book gives "brilliant, honest" account of bipolar disorder
April 20, 2009Reporter and bipolar disorder (BPD) sufferer Melody Moezzi talks about Unquiet Mind, a memoir of BPD by Kay Redfield Jamison. Jamison, a professor of... Read summary »
Expert: New psychiatric drugs have no 'track record'
June 25, 2009Dr. Richard A. Friedman talks about the tendency for patients with psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder to be prescribed the newest... Read summary »
Studies examine kids taking multiple meds
October 03, 2008The National Center for Health Statistics reports that about three million children and teens under 18 were taking three or more prescription drugs... Read summary »
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