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By RR Breitenbach on November 6th, 2009
What is Bipolar Disorder
The real definition… from the inside…
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By S.Rubeck on September 25th, 2009
Bipolar: Epidemic or Fashion Trend?
No pill will change the fact that bipolar disorder is hard to diagnose, and even harder to understand. Only we can change it. Through speaking out and speaking up.
By S.Rubeck on August 15th, 2009
Behind The Eyes
A look inside the mind of a person with bipolar disorder. I am not a disorder, I am a person.
By paulcline7 on July 29th, 2009
How to Identify a Manic Episode
How do you identify whether or not you, or someone you love, is having a manic episode? Here are some of the signs and symptoms that the professionals use to assess if someone has had a manic episode. If the signs and symptoms are present, please seek professional help for you or your loved one.
By Sherry Shinholster on March 30th, 2009
What is Bipolar Disorder?
About bipolar disorder and what you can do to lessen the symptoms.
By tales2tell on December 11th, 2008
Pdd-nos: A Parent’s Struggle
PDD-NOS can be hard to accept because the child/person can be so highly functioning. After years of unsuccessful counseling, I was finally given a diagnosis that fit – so how to accept this? What does it mean? Where do I go from here. This is a beginning of a series of articles focusing on parenting a child with PDD-NOS, gaining acceptance and finding resources and help.
By Susan Orr Parker on November 11th, 2008
Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Effects, and Treatments
The combination of a variety of treatment measures lends itself to the potential for the most stability of the person suffering from Bipolar disorder. Medications work, therapy is helpful, support is necessary, but it is education and awareness that is the keystone that holds the entire treatment plan together, and it is with these collective tools that the individual with Bipolar disorder can live a life, not free from the disorder itself, but with the highest likelihood of the fewest negative consequences associated with the illness.
By tales2tell on November 5th, 2008
Autism – PPD NOS – Diagnosis or Label?
When psychiatrists, therapists and doctors can’t figure something out – do they just hand out a label and give up? How do we really know what is going on inside our child’s mind?
By Seamus Mcaffrey on October 11th, 2008
Taking Manic Depression Seriously
Manic depression is a very serious illness. Learn more about what you can do for people with symptoms of manic depression.
By Susan Orr Parker on September 21st, 2008
Mood Charts: Your Key to Active Management of Bipolar Disorder
We cannot control our moods and the swings associated with Bipolar illness, but we CAN control our own behavior associated with monitoring the changes in our moods, thus creating a more healthy awareness cycle, rather than the typical downward spiral.
