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DEPRESSION
Problems and misfortunes are a part of life. Everyone experiences unhappiness, and many people may become depressed temporarily when things don’t go as they would like. Experiences of failure commonly result in temporary feelings of worthlessness and self-blame, while personal losses cause feelings of sadness, [...]
Archive for the ‘bipolar disorder’ Category
14 Nov
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS
13 Nov
Smoking tied to suicide risk in bipolar disorder
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – November 11, 2009 – People with bipolar disorder who smoke appear to have a heightened risk of suicidal behavior — possibly because they are generally prone to impulsive acts, a new study suggests.
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is marked by dramatic swings in mood — ranging from episodes [...]
9 Nov
CAN YOU TELL?
I’m just re-posting this in case readers have come across this before. It’s probably one of my favorite articles as it just describes my bp disorder and always brings me back down to earth again when I think I’m an oddity when I expect too much from myself.
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Mental illness is surrounded by a glut of [...]
9 Nov
Bipolar Disorder in Children: How Early Can It Be Diagnosed?
www.mayoclinic.com Question:
Can a child be diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Most of what I’ve read says bipolar disorder develops in adults.
Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin, M.D., answers:
Although bipolar disorder usually affects adults, there is substantial evidence that it also can occur in children. Making a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children may be more difficult because [...]
9 Aug
U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring
Rate of increase now outstrips that for heart disease, cancer, data shows
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — U.S. spending on mental illness is soaring at a faster pace than spending on any other health care category, new government data released Wednesday shows.
The cost of treating mental disorders rose sharply between 1996 and 2006, from $35 [...]
27 Jun
Is Cognitive Therapy In Schizophrenia of Value?
ScienceDaily (June 26, 2009) — Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression.
Professor Keith Laws, at the University’s School of Psychology, is one of the lead authors on a paper entitled: Cognitive behavioural therapy for [...]
25 Jun
Irritability Considered When dx BP In Children
Irritability Should Be Considered When Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2009) — A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric bipolar disorder.
Reporting in the July issue [...]
19 Jun
FDA panel weighs antipsychotic drug use in kids
ADELPHI, Maryland (Reuters) – June 09, 2009 – U.S. advisers began considering on Tuesday whether the makers of three blockbuster antipsychotic drugs should be allowed to promote them for children and teens with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Eli Lilly and Co’s Zyprexa, AstraZeneca’s Seroquel and Pfizer’s Geodon are approved for adults and already used to treat [...]
20 May
Bipolar patients often relapse: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – May 19, 2009 – Results of a study suggest that bipolar disorder has a high relapse rate. In the study, researchers found evidence that three fourths of the hospitalizations for treatment of bipolar disorder are repeat admissions.
The study findings were reported today at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting in [...]
28 Apr
Lithium and the Brain
Lithium And The Brain: New Light On Bipolar Treatment Drugs
ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2009) — Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder. However, scientists have never been entirely sure exactly how it operates in the human brain.
Now, new research from Cardiff University scientists [...]
9 Mar
Iraqis don’t seek help for mental disorders: study
BAGHDAD (AFP) – March 07, 2009 – Years of war and bloodshed have left many Iraqis suffering from mental disorders but stigmas attached to such illnesses prevent most from seeking treatment, a survey published on Saturday said.
Sponsored by Iraq’s ministry of health and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the survey found that 16.5 percent of [...]
5 Mar
Having Parents With Bipolar Disorder Associated With Increased Risk Of Psychiatric Disorders
ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2009) — Children and teens of parents with bipolar disorder appear to have an increased risk of early-onset bipolar disorder, mood disorders and anxiety disorders, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
As many as 60 percent of patients with bipolar disorder [...]
16 Jan
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk
Patients advised to avoid the drugs in some cases
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) – A new study warns that the second generation of antipsychotic drugs, used to treat conditions ranging from schizophrenia to anxiety, put patients at higher risk of sudden death due to cardiac arrest.
The odds of a heart problem are low, and specialists [...]
12 Jan
Depression treatment for children: What works?
Mayo Clinic pediatrician Jay Hoecker, M.D. answers:
Many years ago, doctors didn’t believe that children could experience depression. But mental health experts now know that depression is as common in children as it is in adults.
For children, depression treatment may include psychotherapy either alone or in combination with antidepressant medication. Although opinions vary about which depression [...]
6 Dec
Coerced Medication Used In Psychiatric Care Despite Lack Of Clinical Evidence
ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2008) — Researchers are calling for more studies into the practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication, after a research review showed that there have been very few rigorous investigations of the procedure.
The review, published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing, suggests that patients receiving coerced medication (CM) are more [...]
2 Dec
Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Alcohol, nicotine use, personality illnesses common, study shows
By Robert Preidt
MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — Psychiatric disorders are common among young adults in the United States, but few seek treatment, a new report shows.
To reach this finding, U.S. researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 respondents, aged 19 to 25, who took part in the [...]
12 Nov
Mental Health Linked To Stillbirth And Newborn Deaths
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2008) — Women with a history of serious mental illness are much more likely to have babies that are stillborn or die within the first month of life, new research reveals.
Researchers at the Centre for Women’s Mental Health at The University of Manchester studied almost 1.5 million births in Denmark between 1973 [...]
5 Nov
Women With Bipolar Disorder
I found this article in: www.WebMd.com and thought it was very good, clear and well written for information on women and BP.
In general, research shows that women tend to experience more periods of depression than men. In bipolar disorder, women are more likely to develop the type bipolar II — meaning they never develop severe mania, but [...]
12 Sep
Bipolar Disorder: Depression Symptoms
The dramatic mood swings of bipolar disorder do not follow a set pattern. Depression does not always follow mania. A person may experience the same mood state several times — for weeks, months, even years at a time before experiencing a change in mood. Also, the severity of mood phases can differ from person to person.
The [...]
6 Sep
Removing The Stigma of Mental Illness – video
I found this video on YouTube by: lifestarmedic1 and found it very well done. It explains mental illness stigma from beginning to end. If you have a moment, please take a peek.
2 Sep
Add-On Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms In Bipolar Disorder
ScienceDaily - Sep. 2, 2008 — Lingering depression is a serious and common problem in bipolar disorder, and does not resolve well with existing treatments.
Because individuals with both depression and bipolar disorder experience a glutathione deficiency, an antioxidant that protects cells from toxins, researchers in a new study scheduled for publication in the September 15th issue [...]
1 Sep
What is Bipolar Depression?
(ScienceDaily) – Aug. 31, 2008 — Bipolar disorder is one of the most important psychiatric diseases, often associated with considerable treatment needs and tremendous social and occupational burden for both the individual and family (Pini et al., 2005). Previously also labelled manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder is typically referred to as an episodic, yet lifelong and [...]
19 Aug
Bipolar Disorder And Gene Abnormalities: Sodium, Calcium Imbalances Linked To Manic Depressive Episodes
ScienceDaily) - Aug. 18, 2008 — The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells. Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder [...]
21 Jul
PARTIALLY SHARED GENETIC PROFILE BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA & BIPOLAR DISORDER
(ScienceDaily) - July 18, 2008 — Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be disabling conditions, and both present clinically with significant mood and psychotic symptoms. These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders.
A new study sought to analyze the patterns of gene expression in the brains of [...]
2 Jul
THREE WOMEN…and mental illness
I conducted ‘chats’ with these courageous women while an in-patient on the psychiatric floor of a medical hospital, recovering from depression in 2002. I was able to converse with each woman separately where they shared their stories.
Note: I was discharged earlier than any of these women; therefore at that point, a conclusion to each woman’s [...]
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