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Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Prognosis

Prognosis

Medical evidence has shown that patients with bipolar disorder have higher death rates from suicide, heart problems, and death from all causes than those in the general population. Patients who get treatment, however, experience great improvement in survival rates, including deaths from suicide and heart disease.

Suicide

The risk for suicide is very high in patients who suffer from bipolar disorder and who do not receive medical attention. Between 10 - 15% of patients with bipolar disorde...

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Expert & Community Posts

Thoughts on Mental Illness Awareness Week

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

Mental Illness Awareness Week, from October 7th to 13th, is in full-swing. As an advocacy... Read more »

Reducing Discrimination in Health Insurance

By CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD , Health Expert

Come new health insurance plan implementation in January 2010 - yes, that's 2010 - arbitrary and... Read more »

Reasons for Low Sexual Desire

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

A recent survey of over 31,000 women in the United States showed that one in every eight women... Read more »

Campaign 2008: The Candidates Address NAMI

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) sent a 24-item questionnaire on mental health issues... Read more »

Unmasking Mental Illness and Promoting Mental Health Care Equality

By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert

...2007 celebration gala for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) was held last night in... Read more »

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Health Guide

Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcoholism

...patients who were treated only for their medical conditions.Treating People Who Have Both Alcoholism and Mental IllnessTreatment for patients with both alcoholism and mental illness is... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Complications

...significant hope for improving quality of life.Medical IllnessesStudies have reported that people with severe mental illnesses suffer more from serious health problems than those without mental... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

...bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Depression or anxiety not associated with a psychosis or severe mental illness does not rule out CFS.Symptoms of major depression include the following:A... Read more »

Insomnia: Diagnosis

Diagnosing sleep disturbance and its cause is the most important step in restoring healthy sleep. However, there is little agreement, even among experts, on the best methods for effectively... Read more »

Other Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Other TreatmentsElectroconvulsive TherapyElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT is a non-drug treatment for bipolar disease and other mental disorders, such as severe depression. It is commonly called shock... Read more »

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