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Excuse me? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
This blog from May 2010 is one of my most popular blogs ever, and worthy of another look today. One of my popular articles is Toxic People - Who They Are and How to Avoid Them... Read Full Post
Can Bipolar Disorder Be "Prevented"? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:25 pm
CNN mental health expert Dr. Charles Raison wrote an interesting and perhaps provocative answer to a reader's question, Can a person "discourage" bipolar disorder? Dr. Raison's comments regarding here...
Kleine-Levin Syndrome May Be Misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder 26 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) is an extremely rare sleep disorder that can take years to be diagnosed. One of the possible conditions that KLS can be mistaken for is bipolar disorder, and in fact, some ...
"Nonexercise" Is Good For You 26 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
What's nonexercise? Around the house, it's doing dishes or filling the dishwasher. Standing while preparing food. Doing laundry. Sweeping, dusting, vacuuming - even cleaning the toilet. At work, it's ...
Depression Is Useful? Really? 17 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
In a Scientific American article a couple years back, Scientists Paul W. Andrews and J. Anderson Thomson evaluated Depression's Evolutionary Roots. They propose that "in most instances, depression sho...
I Like This Word Better Than "Crazy" 16 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
When I saw Girl, Interrupted, two things really struck me. One was that it took place in the '60s, which meant I was about the same age as these girls ... Read Full Post
To the Hospital in Handcuffs - Annie's Bipolar Diagnosis Story 15 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Annie had symptoms starting at the age of 15 but wasn't diagnosed until much later, after a delusional and suicidal crisis sent her to the hospital. She describes a history of manic and depressive epi...
Do You Have Trouble with Anxiety? 14 Aug 2013 | 01:03 pm
Do you have trouble with anxiety? Anxiety disorders are fairly common in people who have bipolar disorder. In fact, researchers involved with STEP-BD -- the largest treatment study of bipolar ... Rea...
What Is Depression? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:36 am
Before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, before I was even treated for depression (my main symptom), I wish I'd had a clear way to tell other people what depression really is. If I'd been able to...
Sleep and Bipolar Episodes - A Vicious Circle 13 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am
Scientists are exploring the link between "clock" genes and bipolar disorder. For example, 2008 study found that a mutation in the core clock gene in mice produced hyperactivity and mania-like behavio...
