Manic-Depressive Illness

Mania (Mental Health)

Have you ever noticed a friend or family member go through what appears to be a total personality change? Perhaps he or she was slightly introverted but suddenly became the extroverted life of the party. Or maybe a quiet...

Nursing Interventions in the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

elevated or abnormally depressed-separated by periods in which mood is relatively normal.” (Lehne, 2004, p. 321) The following is a short synopsis according to the DSM-IV-TR, “Criteria for Bipolar Disorder” includes a...

Many of Us Living Well With Invisible Disability

By Karl Shallowhorn It was this past January and the media was fixated on the story of Britney Spears and her alleged bout with what was described as bipolar disorder. I'd had it. Whether Spears was diagnosed or not as...

Johns says suicide only matter of time (AAP)

Rugby league legend Andrew Johns says it's only a matter of time before celebrity culture pushes a high-profile football player to take his own life. Johns, who went public on his battle with bipolar disorder last year,...

Family Therapy With Medication Improves Depression In Bipolar Teens

In combination with medication, family-focused therapy appears to help curb depression symptoms in teens with bipolar disorder, according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry,...

Depression support Group extends a helping hand to local residents

Linda Ketcham first began attending the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance in Grass Valley to meet people like herself, who struggle with mood disorders. The free support group, which was formed two years ago, meets...

Your body clock is out of sync

Biological clocks of humans, animals and even plants are intricately linked with day and night. But when they fall out of sync, they have potentially damaging consequences. Swinburne University of Technology researcher...

'Scattershot' A Bipolar Family Portrait

Audio for this story will be available at approx. 6:00 p.m. ET David Lovelace chronicles what he calls "the family sickness" in Scattershot. “We're ashamed and afraid of our minds.”David Lovelace in 'Scattershot' Talk...

More UK Psychiatrists See Devastating Consequences Of Relapse Among Severe Mentally Ill Than...

More UK psychiatrists witness the dramatic consequences of relapse among the seriously mentally ill than their European colleagues, says a new international survey of psychiatrists released today (3nd September, 2008)....

Light Therapy for Non-Seasonal Depression

Light Box Treatment for Unipolar, Bipolar, and Postpartum Depression Light therapy is effective in treating non-seasonal unipolar depression, and may provide benefits for those with bipolar or postpartum depression as...

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