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As will be noted in The Gathering Blog, Nov 13, 2011
Oct 10, 2Oct 18, 2011
Teen Study Targets Bipolar-Heart Disease Link
Researchers at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto are beginning a study to look for biological factors involved in the link between people with bipolar disorder and heart disease. On average, people with bipolar disorder have heart disease more often and at an earlier age than those who do not, and the causes are unknown. The study will use bipolar teenagers for the study, because their bodies will be relatively unaffected by years of living with bipolar disorder, which can cause strain on the body in a number of ways.
- Daniel's Blog for Bipolar Today: Life at the Poles
Teens and Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by dramatic or unusual mood swings between major depression and extreme elation, or mania. The mood swings can be mild or extreme. They can come on slowly or quickly, within hours to days. Bipolar disorder usually starts between 15 and 30 years of age. It's more prevalent in those teens who have a family history of the mood disorder.
- from The WebMD
Oct 10, 2010
About Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
The Balanced Mind Foundation examines bipolar disorder that emerges in childhood or adolescence. Bipolar disorder does not affect every child in the same way. The frequency, intensity, and duration of a child’s symptoms and the child’s response to treatment vary dramatically.
- from A Guide for Families by the The Balanced Mind Foundation
Teen Study Targets Bipolar-Heart Disease Link
Researchers at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto are beginning a study to look for biological factors involved in the link between people with bipolar disorder and heart disease. On average, people with bipolar disorder have heart disease more often and at an earlier age than those who do not, and the causes are unknown. The study will use bipolar teenagers for the study, because their bodies will be relatively unaffected by years of living with bipolar disorder, which can cause strain on the body in a number of ways.
- Daniel's Blog for Bipolar Today: Life at the Poles
Teens and Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by dramatic or unusual mood swings between major depression and extreme elation, or mania. The mood swings can be mild or extreme. They can come on slowly or quickly, within hours to days. Bipolar disorder usually starts between 15 and 30 years of age. It's more prevalent in those teens who have a family history of the mood disorder.
- from The WebMD
Oct 10, 2010
About Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
The Balanced Mind Foundation examines bipolar disorder that emerges in childhood or adolescence. Bipolar disorder does not affect every child in the same way. The frequency, intensity, and duration of a child’s symptoms and the child’s response to treatment vary dramatically.
- from A Guide for Families by the The Balanced Mind Foundation
As noted in Gathering Blog, Nov 6, 2011:
Nov 4, 2011
Old made new: medication offers hope for bipolar depression
Little understood, and lacking effective drugs for addressing the scope of its symptoms, bipolar disorder can wreak havoc with the lives of people who suffer from it. Now an over-the-counter drug is offering hope for treating the sometimes deadly depressive stage of this disorder.
- by Olivia Dean, Barwon Health/Adjunct faculty at Deakin University and the University of Melbourne, Australia, wrote this article for The Conversation.
Nov 4, 2011
Causes of Bipolar Disorder
Doctors don't completely understand the causes of bipolar disorder. But they've gained a greater understanding in the past 10 years of the bipolar spectrum, which includes the elated highs of mania to the lows of major depression, along with various mood states between these two extremes. Experts do believe that bipolar disorder often runs in families, and there is a genetic component to this mood disorder. There is also growing evidence that environment and lifestyle issues have an effect on the disorder's severity. Stressful life events -- or alcohol or drug abuse -- can make bipolar disorder more difficult to treat.
- From The WebMd Bipolar Disorder Health Center
Bipolar Disorder & Time Management
Usually, discussion of bipolar disorder focuses entirely on the highs and lows, and the kinds of negative effects that each of those might have in terms of worrisome behavior or simply in terms of sheer unpleasantness. However, bipolar disorder does more than simply affect us in spurts. Our lives as a whole can be negatively affected by bipolar disorder. One of the ways in which bipolar disorder can affect us is by affecting our ability to manage our time effectively.
- By Daniel W. Bader, Ph.D. for eZine Articles
Nov 4, 2011
Old made new: medication offers hope for bipolar depression
Little understood, and lacking effective drugs for addressing the scope of its symptoms, bipolar disorder can wreak havoc with the lives of people who suffer from it. Now an over-the-counter drug is offering hope for treating the sometimes deadly depressive stage of this disorder.
- by Olivia Dean, Barwon Health/Adjunct faculty at Deakin University and the University of Melbourne, Australia, wrote this article for The Conversation.
Nov 4, 2011
Causes of Bipolar Disorder
Doctors don't completely understand the causes of bipolar disorder. But they've gained a greater understanding in the past 10 years of the bipolar spectrum, which includes the elated highs of mania to the lows of major depression, along with various mood states between these two extremes. Experts do believe that bipolar disorder often runs in families, and there is a genetic component to this mood disorder. There is also growing evidence that environment and lifestyle issues have an effect on the disorder's severity. Stressful life events -- or alcohol or drug abuse -- can make bipolar disorder more difficult to treat.
- From The WebMd Bipolar Disorder Health Center
Bipolar Disorder & Time Management
Usually, discussion of bipolar disorder focuses entirely on the highs and lows, and the kinds of negative effects that each of those might have in terms of worrisome behavior or simply in terms of sheer unpleasantness. However, bipolar disorder does more than simply affect us in spurts. Our lives as a whole can be negatively affected by bipolar disorder. One of the ways in which bipolar disorder can affect us is by affecting our ability to manage our time effectively.
- By Daniel W. Bader, Ph.D. for eZine Articles
As noted in The Gathering Blog, Nov 1, 2011:
Nov 01, 2011
Brain Science: The Next Frontier Conference will propose the creation of Center of Excellence in Brain Research in Minnesota
On November 3-4, 2011, some of the world’s leading neuroscientists, medical experts and policymakers will come together at Brain Science: The Next Frontier, a conference to be held at the University of Minnesota to discuss ways to advance brain research, foster greater international collaboration among researchers and fast-track the development of cures for major brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s, bipolar disorder, Parkinson disease and sports-related brain injuries. Conference organizers will propose the creation of a new International Center of Excellence for Neuroscience and Psychiatry to be headquartered in Minnesota.
October 24, 2011
Leif Gregersen’s ‘Through The Withering Storm’ Exposes the Dark Side of Bipolar Sufferers
Leif Gregersen, a published poet, short story, magazine, and newspaper writer has launched his first ebook called, “Through The Withering Storm” which revolves around his early life, bipolar disorder sufferings and how he recovers from the mental illness with treatment.
“Apart from physical pain caused from mental illness, I feel that one of the worst parts of having a disorder is simply the misunderstanding people have about people who are mentally ill,” says Leif Gregersen.
Leif Gregersen also wants to inspire bipolar sufferers to one day return to normal life despite of their physical and mental sufferings through sharing his own story in writing this ebook “Through The Withering Storm.”
October 25, 2011
Genetic Research May Lead to Better Bipolar Medications
Two separate research groups have reported promising results in their studies of the genetic causes of bipolar disorder, and both may be of benefit in medication options.
October 30, 2011
Country Singer T. Graham Brown's Battle with Bipolar Disorder
When some folks thought Brown was finished, he rebounded with the autobiographical Wine Into Water in 1999, a song he cowrote about his struggles with alcoholism. But there was more going on behind the scenes. In fact, Brown was also battling bipolar disorder. Brown's wife and current manager, Sheila, has been his constant companion since their marriage in 1980. More than anyone, she knows all about her husband's life-long battle with the disease.
1st November 2011
We need to talk about breaking the mental health taboo
Mental illness is the great taboo for many of us, politicians especially. They are embarrassed to talk about it. Yet some of the greatest politicians had mental disorders. Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression. The psychiatrist Anthony Storr argued that Churchill's affliction with Bipolar Disorder was key to his greatness.
Nov 01, 2011
Brain Science: The Next Frontier Conference will propose the creation of Center of Excellence in Brain Research in Minnesota
On November 3-4, 2011, some of the world’s leading neuroscientists, medical experts and policymakers will come together at Brain Science: The Next Frontier, a conference to be held at the University of Minnesota to discuss ways to advance brain research, foster greater international collaboration among researchers and fast-track the development of cures for major brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s, bipolar disorder, Parkinson disease and sports-related brain injuries. Conference organizers will propose the creation of a new International Center of Excellence for Neuroscience and Psychiatry to be headquartered in Minnesota.
October 24, 2011
Leif Gregersen’s ‘Through The Withering Storm’ Exposes the Dark Side of Bipolar Sufferers
Leif Gregersen, a published poet, short story, magazine, and newspaper writer has launched his first ebook called, “Through The Withering Storm” which revolves around his early life, bipolar disorder sufferings and how he recovers from the mental illness with treatment.
“Apart from physical pain caused from mental illness, I feel that one of the worst parts of having a disorder is simply the misunderstanding people have about people who are mentally ill,” says Leif Gregersen.
Leif Gregersen also wants to inspire bipolar sufferers to one day return to normal life despite of their physical and mental sufferings through sharing his own story in writing this ebook “Through The Withering Storm.”
October 25, 2011
Genetic Research May Lead to Better Bipolar Medications
Two separate research groups have reported promising results in their studies of the genetic causes of bipolar disorder, and both may be of benefit in medication options.
October 30, 2011
Country Singer T. Graham Brown's Battle with Bipolar Disorder
When some folks thought Brown was finished, he rebounded with the autobiographical Wine Into Water in 1999, a song he cowrote about his struggles with alcoholism. But there was more going on behind the scenes. In fact, Brown was also battling bipolar disorder. Brown's wife and current manager, Sheila, has been his constant companion since their marriage in 1980. More than anyone, she knows all about her husband's life-long battle with the disease.
1st November 2011
We need to talk about breaking the mental health taboo
Mental illness is the great taboo for many of us, politicians especially. They are embarrassed to talk about it. Yet some of the greatest politicians had mental disorders. Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression. The psychiatrist Anthony Storr argued that Churchill's affliction with Bipolar Disorder was key to his greatness.
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