Bipolar Disorder News

I'm attending the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy today, and I'll write more about the inspirational work this organization has been doing for 25 years shortly .

Abbott Laboratories this morning confirmed the company's sales and marketing practices of Depakote, the widely used drug to treat bipolar disorder and epilepsy, are under federal investigation.

Mood symptoms frequently occur during pregnancy and the postpartum period and may cause morbidity for both mother and baby.

Bipolar disorder and major depression are two very different mental health conditions that, to the chagrin of sufferers, often manifest with similar symptoms.

Unlike the normal undulations everyone goes through, those experiencing bipolar disease have unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function.

The article by Mark Bauer et al. in this issue presents important findings about improving bipolar disorder treatment and outcomes.

Main Category: Bipolar Also Included In: Mental Health Article Date: 28 Oct 2009 - 0:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article ADA Technologies, Inc.

Bipolarism - Seeking Treatment www.medicarefinance.com If you spot the symptoms of bipolar depression in yourself or someone else, dona t wait to get help.

Mental Health America is applauding legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders.

Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks NY have found a link to substantial weight gain and hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents taking many common psychiatric medications.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Kay Redfield Jamison, an author noted for her research and contributions to the field of mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder, will speak at 1 p.m. Thursday in the University of Virginia's Newcomb Hall Theater.

Former State MP Neil Cole has a new life as a playwright and mental health researcher and counsellor.

ADAM. "Bipolar Disorder In-Depth." 03 April 2007. HowStuffWorks.com. 13 October 2009.

Catherine Roach describes her ongoing struggle to maintain a full and productive life.

Omega-3 fatty acids play a critical role in the development and function of the central nervous system.

With the school year kicking into full gear, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression can start to manifest themselves -- and parents need to be on the lookout for them in their children.

"Pediatric bipolar disorder manifests itself similarly in the African-American population to the way it does in the Caucasian population.

Main Category: Schizophrenia Also Included In: Bipolar ; Depression ; Genetics Article Date: 06 Oct 2009 - 6:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The finding suggests that a single gene, called GSK-3, controls the signals that determine how many neurons actually end up composing the brain.

In populating the growing brain, neural stem cells must strike a delicate balance between two key processes - " proliferation, in which the cells multiply to provide plenty of starting materials - " and differentiation, in which those materials evolve into functioning neurons.

T. A. McNamee, MD Name: Turi McNamee Site: http://brainblogger.com About: Dr. McNamee is an associate professor and internal medicine residency program director at Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota.