Bipolar disorder - Overview - Introduction
Information on Bipolar disorder from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Professor John Geddes talks about the diagnosis and symptoms of bipolar disorder and the ... [... more]
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Bipolar disorder
Understand the symptoms of bipolar disorder and manic depression People with bipolar disorder fluctuate between intense depression and mania, interspersed by periods of relative calm. The exact causes of bipolar disorder aren't known, but it ... [... more]
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Depakote (valproate semisodium)
Depakote tablets contain the active ingredient valproate semisodium, which is is a type of medicine called a mood stabiliser. It is used to treat the manic phase of a psychiatric illness known as bipolar affective disorder, or manic ... [... more]
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Bipolar affective disorder (manic depression)
Bipolar affective disorder is also known as manic depression or bipolar depression. It is a mood disorder. The sufferer experiences marked mood swings which are beyond what most people experience. These extremes of mood may include the lows of ... [... more]
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Bipolar affective disorder
Bipolar affective disorder (manic depression) is a mood disorder that is characterised by: It is a serious condition but can be helped with the right treatment. Anybody can suffer from bipolar affective disorder. It is estimated that one per cent ... [... more]
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Terri Cheney
Having specialized in intellectual property and entertainment law at several prominent Los Angeles firms, Terri Cheney now devotes her talents to the cause of mental illness. She was named a member of the board of the California Bipolar ... [... more]
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Bi-polar disorder (manic depression)
Bi-Polar disorder (manic depression) information from the Mental Health Foundation Bi-polar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder, characterised by swings in a person's mood from high to low - euphoric to depressed. In the ... [... more]
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Psychotic symptoms
Our moods are rarely completely stable and the world would be a very boring place if they were, but in bipolar disorder, mood swings aren't like normal highs and lows, they're much more intense. Bipolar (also known as manic depression) causes ... [... more]
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Mary Ann McDonnell
Mary Ann McDonnell, A.P.R.N., B.C., is the executive director of S.T.E.P. Up 4 Kids, a nonprofit organization supporting children and teens with bipolar disorder. A clinical university instructor, she also maintains a private practice in ... [... more]
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Demitri Papolos, M.D.
DEMITRI PAPOLOS, M.D. is an associate professor of psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and the codirector of the Program in Behavioral Genetics. He is the director of research of the Juvenile Bipolar Research ... [... more]
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Janet Wozniak
the director of Pediatric Bipolar Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and assistant professor of psychiatry there and at Harvard Medical School. The Definitive Resource on How to Identify, Treat, and Thrive with a Bipolar Child The ... [... more]
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