bipolar disorders

Treating Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar Disorder Broken Down

A lot of people think about bipolar disorder as something that is funny, laughable, or not that serious. When a person experiences mood swings it is often referred to by the common man as being “bipolar”. And although there is some truth to that loose definition of bipolar disorder, the difference is in the degree of the emotion felt by the person who is suffering from the said psychological disorder.   Read more... ...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Borderline Personality Disorder Solved

by FrauBlucher Bipolar Disorder Triggers – 5 Things You Need to Avoid to Help Keep Your Moods Stable Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition that is characterized by alternating bouts of mania and depression. People who have bipolar disorders often experience a cyclic change in their energy levels and feelings; ranging from sudden bursts of liveliness and happiness to unprovoked episodes of weakness and sadness. In extreme cases, bipolar disorders manifest psychotic symptoms of delusion and hallucination. This will later on lead to progressive deterioration of the conscious psyche and end up with a person’s derailment from reality. Nevertheless, bipolar disorder is a controllable condition. Further aggravation of the mental state may be avoided given the proper precautions Read ...

Battling Depression and Winning

...  you have a proper diagnosis, your treatment can begin. It will possibly include both psychotherapy, and taking certain types of medication. If you do get medications, what is usually prescribed for depression are drugs which actually help … Read more on Guardian Express Guidance for medication in bipolar depression published medwireNews: Solid evidence to guide the use of antidepressants in patients with bipolar disorder is “remarkably limited,” says the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force. The panel of international experts, led by Eduard Vieta … Read more on medwireNews Read ...

Children at Risk for Bipolar React Poorly to Antidepressants

...  at Risk for Bipolar React Poorly to Antidepressants More than half of the children in the study had to discontinue treatment, said lead researcher Jeffrey Strawn, M.D., of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio, and colleagues in the journal Bipolar Disorders. Researchers found that the … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Fox Hill Estate Facility Would Provide Comprehensive Treatment The Fox Hill Estate facility will focus on substance abuse treatment, but McLean Hospital also has major clinical programs to address a broad range of psychiatric illnesses, including: depression, bipolar and psychotic disorders; mood and anxiety … Read more on PenBayPilot.com Read ...

CBT for Mood Swings and Bipolar Disorders Part 3

...  for Mood Swings and Bipolar Disorders Part 3 –   Coming Events in Roxbury and Mount Arlington The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) of Succasunna, a self-help support group for persons living with depression and/or bipolar disorder and/or their family members and friends, holds meetings from 7:15 to 9 p.m. on the first and third … Read more on New Jersey Hills Read ...

Putting the Face of Hope on Depression – Depression and Anxiety – Severe Depression – Carol Kivler

  Putting the Face of Hope on Depression – Depression and Anxiety – Severe Depression – Carol Kivler – Carol Kivler’s mission is to put the face of hope on depression. She is a courageous survivor and living proof that recovery from depression and anxiety is n…   by me and the sysop Severe depression linked to the body's clock The research suggests that people suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) suffer from disrupted sleep and have an out-of-syn body clock (circadian cycles). This is according to a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more on DigitalJournal.com Read more... ...

Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: No Benefit, Possible Harm

Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: No Benefit, Possible Harm According to investigators, recent findings from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) study indicate that adding an antidepressant to a mood stabilizer confers no additional benefit over use of a mood stabilizer … Read more on Medscape Patrick Kiefer: Wellness and Bipolar Disorder It's believed that 10 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder. The illness can occur at any point in one's life, but usually starts between the ages of 15 – 25. Right now there is no cure for bipolar disorder, but there is treatment available … Read more on Winona Daily News Read more... ...