'Homeland' Recap: Carrie's Secrets Are Exposed On The Season 3 Premiere
First of all, she said she decided to stop taking “traditional” medication for her bipolar disorder, instead medicating herself with exercise. And sleep. And tequila. Not only is that not a real thing, but that mistake also led to her second mistake of …
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Vanity Came Knocking: Being Safe with My Bipolar
Vanity Came Knocking: Being Safe with My Bipolar I nearly checked myself into the mental ward recently. I've been once, and it is no vacation. But, one ordinary day in September, I was in that much pain. And I didn't trust myself enough to be safe …
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How Do Celebrities Deal with Bipolar Disorder? [Video]
We are often hearing about various celebrities being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a condition that, according to Mind.org, consists of a series of extreme swings in mood, from overactive, excitable behavior, known as “mania” or “manic episodes,” to …
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What is the brain telling us about the diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar …
One of the core hypotheses is that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are distinct scientific entities. Emil Kraepelin, credited by many as the father of modern scientific psychiatry, was the first to draw a distinction between dementia praecox …
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Effects of Premenstrual Flare-Ups of Bipolar Disorder
Premenstrual Women and Bipolar Disorder Results of another study from the huge STEP-BD program reveal that women whose bipolar disorder gets worse during the premenstrual period are likely to have more episodes – mostly depressive episodes – and a …
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An accomplished author and lawyer, Melody Moezzi has also struggled for years …
United by helplessness, fear, fragility and common enemies, the Cottage E residents of November 2005 weren't much different from those in myriad other residential psychiatric facilities across the country. We were, however, quite extraordinary as …
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God's Word to the Self Assured: Bipolar Disorder Bible verses part 2
In fact family members of those with Bipolar Disorder would do well to consider these carefully themselves as sometimes due to genetic factors they will also have evidence of a milder degree excessive self-confidence. In fact we all have tendencies …
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Why bipolar sufferer Jocelyn Duncan is having the last laugh
“Then one day I met someone who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and when they described their symptoms I thought, 'that's me',” she recalls. The former businesswoman went back to her doctor and was referred to a psychiatrist who finally told …
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How to recognize bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This week will look at how these mental health disorders are diagnosed and the second part will look at treatments. Two of the more severe mental disorders …
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Musical explores highs, lows of bipolar disorder
“One in five people either deals with being bipolar or knows someone who is bipolar,” she added. “So it's a huge issue in our time. I'm very thankful that we're speaking about these issues now. 'Next to Normal' deals with these issues in a beautiful way.
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What is bipolar II disorder?
(CNN) — Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has "pro-actively" checked into a health care facility, her publicist said Tuesday. Zeta-Jones, 43, entered a mental health facility in 2011 to be treated for bipolar II disorder, she has acknowledged. Publicist …
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Catherine Zeta-Jones enters treatment: What's the difference between bipolar I …
Catherine Zeta-Jones announced today that she entered a mental health facility to seek treatment for her bipolar disorder. Publicist Sarah Fuller told the Associated Press that the Academy Award-winning actress "is committed to periodic care in order …
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Delray Recovery Center Now Offers Treatment Programs Specific to Women
Florida's Delray Recovery Center offers individualized treatment plans for alcohol and drug addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. Treatment that specifically addresses individual needs …
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Bringing More Science & Treatment Programs To The War On Drugs
The strategy includes a fresh push for prevention programs aimed at the young, more drug courts to steer convicted addicts away from jail and into treatment, and in a big change, those treatment programs will be covered by health insurance under the …
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