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Dear Dr. Donohue: How serious is bipolar disorder? Can you control it yourself? Is the brain lacking some element? L.R. Dear L.R.: Bipolar is a disorder in which people experience spells of deep depression ...
Alkermes seeks FDA nod for bipolar disorder drug
Cambridge biotech firm Alkermes Inc. reports that its partner, Johnson & Johnson , has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of the two firms' drug, Risperdal/Consta, as a treatment for ...
'On Call' doc: The valleys and peaks of bipolar disorder
Years ago, I lost a friend to suicide. He had bipolar disorder. He was a middle-aged, highly capable, caring, and sharing man who truly suffered from the psychological pain caused by this condition.
Dear Dr. Donohue: How serious is bipolar disorder? Can you control it yourself? Is the brain lacking some element? L.R. Dear L.R.: Bipolar is a disorder in which people experience spells of deep depression ...
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Improving Traditional Psychiatric Diagnoses With Genetics
Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual.
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Fourth annual Bipolar Education Day to be hosted at Stanford
The Stanford University Medical Center will host Bipolar Education Day on July 26 for patients and their families, caregivers, friends and all community members interested in the disorder.
Using genetics to improve traditional psychiatric diagnoses
Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual.
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Webroot founder's tragic turn mystifying
Steve Thomas was diagnosed as bipolar, odd at his age, and his dad suspects head trauma.
Dr. Maria Felix-Ortiz: Several local agencies can help folks with bipolar disorder
Dear Dr. Felix-Ortiz: My sister's husband has bipolar disorder that went undiagnosed for a year.
Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties
It seemed an ideal marriage, a scientific partnership that would attack mental illness from all sides.
Medicaid director debunks state's critic
The state's Medicaid director is questioning the accuracy of a report critical of a Strickland administration proposal to require pre-authorization for costly drugs used to treat mental-health patients.
New Scholarship For Leaders Of Bipolar Lives
Main Category: Bipolar Also Included In: Mental Health Article Date: 07 Jul 2008 - 2:00 PDT What do you do when you want to let the bipolar community know about scholarships for people with bipolar disorder, ...
Relapse Time Prolonged In Clinically Stable Patients With Bipolar I...
Main Category: Bipolar Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT AstraZeneca announced the online publication of long-term SEROQUEL clinical ...
Mice Expressing Human Genes Bred To Help Unravel Mental Disorders
New mouse strains engineered to express human genes related to mental disorders are being developed under a recently-launched grant program from NIMH's Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science.
New treatments for bipolar disorder will be highlighted in July 11...
For the 5.7 million Americans with bipolar disorder, finding effective treatments can pose a serious challenge.
Potential New Target For Developing Medications To Treat Bipolar Disorder
Medications that target the protein BAG1, which regulates a process that can trigger symptoms in people who have bipolar disorder , may offer a new way of treating the disease, according to NIMH scientists.
It is characterised by hyperactiveness, inability to focus,impulsiveness and racing thoughts or even hallucinations b) Hypomania is a less severe form of mania.
Dr. Maria Felix-Ortiz: Reader points out effect of anti-psychotics on patient's liver
Dear Dr. Felix-Ortiz: In one of your recent columns , you used "neuroleptic" to describe anti-psychotics. "Neuroleptic" is a very old term ... What we typically think of as neuroleptics are now called ...
New treatments for Bipolar disorder will be highlighted in July 11...
For the 5.7 million Americans with Bipolar disorder, finding effective treatments can pose a serious challenge.