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 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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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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Andy Behrman
Andy Behrman graduated from Wesleyan University in 1984. A freelance writer, he lives in New York City. is an emotionally frenzied memoir that reveals with kaleidoscopic intensity the terrifying world of manic depression. For years Andy Behrman ... [... more]
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Patty Duke
In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For ... [... more]
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Gloria Hochman
In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For ... [... 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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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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Psychosis, information from the Mental Health Foundation
Psychosis, information from the Mental Health Foundation including latest news and events and relevant organisations It is a symptom of some of the more severe forms of mental health problem, such as manic depression, schizophrenia, substance ... [... more]
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