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Prevention

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Blah, bleh, bleak. Down I go. The mania has been blown away by a cold foggy wind and adequate sleep. I'd gladly trade some of this depression for ridiculously expensive eyeliner, though. No, not to ...

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Hypo Means Under

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Still feeling good overall, it's emotionally like being in a warm bath (and the weather's lending to that sensation) but there are dark fingers reaching up, ready to claw me down to depression. I've been ...

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Favorite Things

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Today I wandered some botanical gardens, lush in spring, fragrant with roses. On my iPod was Coltrane's version of "My Favorite Things." I carried a yummy takeout decaf drink, and a little shopping bag with ...

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Signs of Mania

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Who doesn't love a good list? A top ten, a series of bullets, it's easy to peruse. I've just read a list of red flag warning signs for mania from About.com and ...

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Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Bebe Moore Campbell, writer and mental health advocate, suffered with a bipolar disorder and died of brain cancer last winter. In 2003 she wrote the award-winning children's book Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry. Narrated ...

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Lighting the Way

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Reader Phil left this comment on my earlier post Light and Dark, in response to Hank Roberts who's been sharing valuable info, like a link to the Center for Environmental Therapeutics on ...

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Testify

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Katy-Sarah Culling writes, "Equilibrium aims to bring together bipolar survivors, their friends and family, other charities such as the MDF Bipolar Organisation, and health professionals to work together to understand this baffling disease ...

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Seven Steps to Disclosing Bipolar at Work

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

From an article at Forbes: "The advantage of telling your boss is that you can ask for reasonable accommodations at the office," Dr. David Miklowitz says. "If you have a tough time in the ...

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Best Psychotherapies for Bipolar

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

You've heard about the latest study published out of STEP-BD (large-scale multi-site clinical study on bipolar disorders) revealing clear benefits of intensive psychotherapy in treating bipolar disorder. 64% of a group who had one of ...

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Making Psychiatric Advance Directives

Friday, March 30th, 2007

A Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD) is a legal document with instructions about exactly what type of mental health treatments you prefer in an emergency. If you have an episode involving psychosis, lack of insight, and/or ...

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Lighting

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Reader Hank Roberts left some terrific comments on my earlier post about light and dark and how they affect sleep and bipolar cycles. Light is used as treatment [free reg req'd], ...

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Bipolar Disorders and the Clock gene

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

New research identifies the Clock gene involvement in mania. Mice without the gene exhibited mania-like behaviour. Up to now there has been no animal model of bipolar disorder. This remarkable research points to the ...

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