Bipolar Disorder News & Features
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Like Son, Like Father: Bipolar Through The Generations
Like Son, Like Father: Bipolar Through The Generations When my life was in decay, my brain on fire, and I was lost in excruciating depression, it was my dad who rescued me. When I was drinking two six-packs of beer or more every night and smoking crack cocaine, it was my dad who flew from Hawaii to Chicago to spearhead my intervention and save my life. Norm Bezane is the ultimate dad. He is a superstar father who values kindness above all else. I was an infant when he quit his job to be a full-time “househusband,” as he
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Stabilizing Circadian Rhythm Tied to Lower Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder
Social rhythm therapy (SRT), which uses behavioral strategies to support healthy sleep and other routines, is linked to improved mood and reduced suicide risk in young people with bipolar disorder, early research suggests.
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6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds
A new study examines why many with bipolar disorder tend to stop taking their prescribed medications.
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Is Shock Therapy Returning for Bipolar Disorder?
Investigators found that among bipolar patients who fail to respond to standard treatments, ECT can be a lifesaver, preventing out-of-control mood swings and dramatically lowering suicide risk.
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How I Manage My Bipolar Mania
Find out how one woman manages the mania that comes with bipolar disorder.
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How I Manage My Bipolar Depression
Read how one man with bipolar disorder handles the part of the condition that includes depression.
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How My Bipolar Disorder Treatment Has Helped Me
Read one woman’s story of what it’s like to have severe bipolar disorder, and how treatment helped her get her life back on track.
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Mariah Carey Reveals Battle with Bipolar Disorder
Carey is now in therapy and taking medication for the mental health condition.
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Bipolar Blog: How I Manage Mania
Yes, being manic did feel good, but it came at a cost.
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Bipolar Blog: What Marriage Looks Like
Trying to use my wife as a treatment for mental illness is literally crazy. Pardon the pun.
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Bipolar Blog: Lifestyle Choices Matter
Medication and therapy are extremely important, but they aren’t the entire solution.
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Bipolar Blog: Facing the Stigma
Don't stigmatize people with bipolar disorder, and treat us as you would everyone else, because we're just like everyone else, mental health activist Gabe Howard says.
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Bipolar Blog: What Progress and Recovery Look Like
For me, the most realistic definition is that I’m spending more time living my life than managing bipolar disorder.
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Light Therapy May Help Some With Bipolar Disorder
Study found an hour in front of a light box helped ease depressive symptoms
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Bipolar Blog: What I Say to Family and Friends
As frustrating as it was that my loved ones didn’t understand my illness, I had to keep in mind that at first, I didn’t understand it, either.
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Blog: What to Expect From Bipolar Medications
I assumed the first medications prescribed to me would be the perfect regimen. My unrealistic view of how psychiatry and medication worked set me up to be very disappointed.
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Bipolar Disorder Questions, Answered
Got questions about bipolar disorder? WebMD has answers that the experts gave our audience during a Facebook Live event.
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Bipolar: The Diagnosis I Never Expected
In 2003, I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because I was having thoughts of suicide, delusions, and depression. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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Brain Scans May Shed Light on Bipolar Suicide Risk
Almost half of those with the disorder attempt suicide and up to 20 percent succeed
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What Should I Do If My Bipolar Meds Don’t Work?
What to do if your bipolar medication doesn’t seem to work as well as it used to.
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Keep Your Lows From Keeping You Down
Because bipolar depression can resemble other conditions, see your doctor or mental health professional to get a correct diagnosis.
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Troubled Childhood May Boost Bipolar Risk: Study
Research review suggests strong link with emotional abuse
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Are Some BP Meds Linked to Depression, Bipolar?
Researchers add the effect was small, and study did not prove cause and effect
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Bipolar Diagnosis May Take Up to 6 Years
Researcher calls delay a 'lost opportunity' for treatment
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Lithium Beats Newer Meds for Bipolar Disorder
Lower rates of self-harm, accidental injury seen
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