Bipolar Disorder

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Why Do the Mentally Ill Die Younger? (Article)

When the study, "Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness," was released by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, many doctors and people suffering from mental illness were shocked. Please subscribe fo...

Legislature ready for Yolanda's Law (Article)

As she drove past a frozen Framingham reservoir at the beginning of a period she calls the "lost years," Maureen McNamara received a shocking message in sign language from her autistic young son. Evan walks on ice, he began. Evan falls through ice. Evan d...

One last record of a life (Article)

Local Woman's Struggle with Mental Illness Documented Concord Monitor Excerpts Diary Pages To read more please subscribe....

5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children (Article)

News regarding a new study that showes that there are five factors can predict a future diagnosis of a psychosis such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in teens....

Uses of Medications in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder (Article)

Psychopharmacologic treatments are available that decrease the suffering associated with bipolar disorder, by preventing or lessening the severity of symptoms and prolonged episodes of mania and/or depression....

What is Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder? (Article)

Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic-depressive disorder) is a disorder of the brain that results in mood swings that range from mania to depression. Each individual is unique and may exhibit a different clinical picture, but there is a diagnostic cr...

FDA Approves First Anti-Psychotic for Kids (Article)

The powerful anti-psychotic drug Risperdal was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday for use in children and teens who have a form of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.  To find out more information and to read this arti...

Differential Diagnosis (Article)

Differential Diagnosis  Frequently children with Reactive Attachment Disorder are mis-diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), or Conduct Disorder (CD).  On the other hand, approxima...

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Bipolar Disorder (Article)

Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is an affective disorder that causes periodic mood swings in which they cycle from depression to mania....