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Newsweek: Do Antidepressants Work? For Many People, YES!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I admire Newsweek writer Sharon Begley’s work … especially when she explains ways we can try to rewire our brain. But I found last week’s cover story irresponsible. If, for no other reason, than its title and subtitle: “The Depressing News About Antidepressants: Studies Suggest That the Popular Drugs Are No More Effective Than a Placebo. In Fact, They May Be Worse.” Then I may as well kill myself. That’s how I would have read the article four years ago, before I started questioning all the information available today on mood disorders and drug treatment, before I started working with a ...
Source: World of Psychology - February 5, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Antidepressant Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Depression Disorders General Medications Research Treatment Acupuncture Antidepressants Article Four Backseat Compilation Creativity Darkness Emotions Johns Hopkins Libidos Med Source Type: blogs

How Do I Find a Good Psychiatrist?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This month Guideposts magazine published my story about the morning I met Dr. Smith at the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center. It read a little bit like a fairy tale … as soon as I met the right psychiatrist, I was fixed for good! And I never, ever cried again. I didn’t have room to give all the details … like that it took a few months to feel good again … and there was a lot of work being done on my end … and that even today I have plenty of bad days. I suspect that because the story was so simplistic and ended with glass slippers fitting perfectly on my dainty feet that it has been generati...
Source: World of Psychology - February 2, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Depression Disorders Medications Mental Health and Wellness Research Sleep Treatment Asking This Question Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Treatment Correct Diagnosis Dainty Feet Dr Smith Fairy Tale Glass Source Type: blogs

Kids and Depression: Parents’ Call To Action, Part 1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As a child psychiatrist, I help teenagers struggling with depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide. It’s also my job to communicate with parents during what is often a very difficult and scary time. More than anything, parents want their children to be okay, and I often encourage them by stressing that mental illness is highly treatable, and adolescents are capable of extraordinary growth. With treatment and proactive parents, hope does persist and, with some time and commitment, life can and will go on for children and parents alike. When I do interviews or public readings parents often ask me about warning signs in ch...
Source: World of Psychology - February 1, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Nancy Rappaport, MD Tags: Antidepressant Children and Teens Depression Disorders General Medications Parenting Stress Students Treatment Adolescents Array Behavioral Changes Biology Bipolar Bipolar Disorder Bursting Into Tears Child Psychiatrist Source Type: blogs

Self-Help Course May Have Led to SuicideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’ve often wondered what would happen if an undiagnosed manic-depressive participates in The Landmark Forum, receiving counsel from a Forum leader with no education on mood disorders. The result could be devastating, I would think. In real life, let’s take Rebekah Lawrence from Sydney who burst into song while standing naked in her downtown office building, her final words being “I know I am going to jump.” And then leaped out the window. An Associated Press story published a few months ago tells the details. A few days before her jump Lawrence participated in an intense self-help seminar called The...
Source: World of Psychology - January 30, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression Disorders Health-related History of Psychology Medications Mental Health and Wellness Personal Policy and Advocacy Psychotherapy Relationships Research Self-Esteem Treat Source Type: blogs

10 Ways to Find a Good TherapistEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When we want to improve our bodies we pretty much know where to find help. This time of year the gyms are full and the meeting rooms at Weight Watchers are packed. But what do we do when we want to improve our inner selves, our relationships, or want to find help with depression or anxiety? Making the decision to find help is hard enough. Why should you have to get even more stressed out hunting for the right therapist? It’s like searching for a needle in a haystack unless you have some guidance. So here are a few tips: 1. Forget the yellow pages. A yellow pages listing is expensive so a lot of good people aren’...
Source: World of Psychology - January 27, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D. Tags: Alcoholism Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Depression Disorders General Grief and Loss Men's Issues Mental Health and Wellness PTSD Parenting Psychology Psychotherapy Self-Esteem Stress Students Women's Issues Accountant Conf Source Type: blogs

6 Steps Toward Freedom From DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After trying 23 medication combinations, 7 psychiatrists, two hospitalization programs, and every form of alternative therapy available–from homeopathic remedies to yoga, I assumed I was one of those unfortunate statistics with treatment-resistant depression, a Humpty-Dumpty type that would never recover from the fall of a nervous breakdown. There was no magic that happened between then and now, the month my book about my recovery hits the shelves. I just kept on getting out of bed. Even on the days where my thoughts were cemented in the black stuff, in negativity and toxic emotions, I tried to pick up one foot and p...
Source: World of Psychology - January 25, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression Disorders General Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Personal Random Brain Bits Research Self-Esteem Sleep Stress Treatment Abe Lincoln Alternative Therapy Ar Source Type: blogs

Doctor Diagnosed 2-Year-Old With Bipolar For Seeing Monsters, GhostsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some interesting news from this morning's session of the murder trial of Rebecca Riley's mother back in Massachusetts. The testimony is from child psychiatrist Kayoko Kifiju and concerns Rebecca's older sibling, Kaitlynne. "At the time, Kaitlynne Riley was 2 years old, and Carolyn Riley had turned to doctors because the girl was being aggressive toward her older brother, Kifuji testified. "The psychiatrist said she met with the little girl for an hour, during which the girl talked about seeing 'monsters' and 'ghosts'--but did not display any sign of excessive aggressive behavior. Yet, Kifuji testified, she diagnosed Kait...
Source: Furious Seasons - January 25, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

the beginning of the misdiagnosis discussion : it was not childhood bipolar in 1999 and it still isn't, a decade long journey part one: a rambleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: soulful sepulcher - January 24, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Tags: 1999- 2008: OCD: ADHD: Childhood Bipolar Disorder: The Evolution of a Diagnosis 1999- 2007: OCD: ADHD: Childhood Bipolar Disorder: The Evolution of a Diagnosis Source Type: blogs

Pain and Humor: The Dark Side of FunnyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There’s one theme that keep recurring during each of my radio interviews for the book, Beyond Blue, and that is: humor. People are taken aback that I would write a book about depression and try to make it funny. Because funny and pain don’t go together, right? Wrong. Fellow blogger and comedian John McManamy interviewed me about this topic. It afforded me an opportunity to explore humor and think about why I use it so often. Click here to get to his original blog post. John: Listen, Therese. William Styron’s memoir of depression was bleak. Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” was heart-breakin...
Source: World of Psychology - January 20, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression General Mental Health and Wellness Personal Personality Psychology Random Brain Bits Relationships Stress Agony Bell Jar blogger Comedian John Dentist Jokes Gus Hu Source Type: blogs

Bipolar Diagnosis Has Jumped In Young Kids: StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed antipsychotics has doubled over the past decade, suggesting the practice is becoming more prevalent, according to a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Reuters reports. The data could play a role at the upcoming murder trials of the parents of 4-year-old Rebecca Riley, who died of an overdose of mood-stabilizing meds in 2006, Reuters writes. A child psychiatrist, Kayoko Kifuji, diagnosed Riley with bipolar disorder and ADHD when she was 30 months old, and placed her on Depakote, an...
Source: Pharmalot - January 15, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antipsycotics AstraZeneca Bipolar Disorder Eli Lilly Johnson & Johnson Joseph Biederman Kayoko Kifuji Rebecca Riley Risperdal Seroquel Zyprexa Source Type: blogs

Introducing a New Blog, Bipolar AdvantageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bipolar disorder can be devastating… but it doesn’t have to be. I’m pleased to announce the introduction of Bipolar Advantage, hosted by Tom Wootton and his colleagues. I’m pleased to present this alternative view of bipolar disorder and depression, focused on how it can be used to achieve rather than simply endure. Tom said it best: The mental health field is plagued with the bigotry of low expectations. Far too many people are talking about “changing the stigma,” while creating the worst stigma of all — the idea that we are not capable of achieving greatness. While their intentions are good...
Source: World of Psychology - January 14, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Bipolar Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Advantage Attitude Bigotry Bipolar Depression Bipolar Disorder blog Colleagues Consumers Friends And Family Greatness Love Low Expectations Mental Health Field Raising Source Type: blogs

Rebecca Riley's Parents To Be Tried SeparatelyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The murder case against the parents of Rebecca Riley--the 4-year-old with alleged child bipolar disorder who died from an overdose of psych meds in December 2006--has become two murder cases because a Massachusetts court has decided to try the parents separately. Carolyn Riley's case--she's hte mother of course--will begin on Tuesday. There's no date set right now for the trial of Rebecca's father Michael Riley. I still have a hard time buying murder charges against either parent, but for them to have been jailed pre-trial does tell me a judge thought the evidence against them was compelling. That said, I still don't see ...
Source: Furious Seasons - January 14, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

Writing Beyond Blue: Keeping My End of the BargainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Last week saw the publication date for my book, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes, which means it is now in bookstores (theoretically anyway). So I wanted to reflect on why I wrote it … I’m a tad over hearing about how depression and other mood disorders are yuppie diseases for folks with the time and resources to ruminate and obsess. I could do without all the advice on how to transform my thoughts into happy campers, even as I try every mindfulness strategy and cognitive-behavioral trick in the book. And I’d like to, one day, be able to tell family and frie...
Source: World of Psychology - January 13, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Bipolar Depression General Medications Mental Health and Wellness Personal Personality Policy and Advocacy Psychology Psychotherapy Random Brain Bits Relationships Treatment Women's Issues Bad Genes Bookstores Campers Can Source Type: blogs

Society of Industrial and Organizational PsychologistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
URL: http://www.siop.org/default.aspxWelcome to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) Web site. For: Anyone, Clinicians, Researchers, Students, TeachersTopics: Abnormal, Academia, Bipolar, Chronic Disease, Health Psychology, InsomniaFeatures: Welcome to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) Web site.  We are pleased to introduce you to the field of industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology.  SIOP is the premier membership organization for those practicing and teaching I-O psychology.  While an independent organization with its own governance, SIOP is ...
Source: PsychSplash - January 8, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Abnormal Academia Anyone Bipolar Chronic Disease Clinicians For Health Psychology Insomnia News Non-Psychology Promotion! Psychology Site News! Psychology Writers on the Web Researchers Students Teachers Topics Source Type: blogs

SleepEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mood Rating: 7/10Last night proved that I need the sleeping pills I've been prescribed. I was really tired, so I went to bed early and took a sleeping tablet just beforehand. I tossed and turned, and my mind raced, before the pill kicked in. Insomnia is a side effect of Aripirazole. I'm seeing my pdoc in 12 days' time, so I'm hoping that he'll prescribe me some more, otherwise I don't know what I'll do. As it is, the sleeping tablets wear off by around 6am, and the Aripiprazole wakes me up. I'm certainly in a healthy sleep routine now, even if it is aided.I'm now taking 300mg of Venlafaxine and 30mg of Aripiprazole daily. ...
Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life - January 7, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Tags: psychiatry manic depression snow bipolar Source Type: blogs

Video: The 12 (Bipolar) Days of ChristmasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DISCLAIMER: I am no Barbara Streisand. I’ve never taken a singing lesson in my life. Not one. (Ed. - Really??) The inspiration for this song came two weeks before Thanksgiving when I received a call from my doctor: we had better get together a plan for lowering my cholesterol. Yeah. Sure. Getting to it… right after I fix my pituitary tumor, abnormal aortic valve, bipolar brain, and facial fungus. My high cholesterol is not a new issue. Somewhere around the time David was conceived I found out that my cholesterol scores were higher than my verbal SATs. But for the last six years I didn’t do anything about...
Source: World of Psychology - December 25, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Bipolar Disorders General Medications Mental Health and Wellness Personal Random Brain Bits Treatment 12 Days Of Christmas Abnormal Heart Aortic Valve Barbara Streisand Brie Cheese Cholesterol Count Eggs Florentine Fish Oil Source Type: blogs

Video: Depression Before the HolidaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A few weeks ago, a woman I knew only on Facebook, Diana Keough, arrived at my door with her savvy business and production partner, Matt Clement, to do an interview of me about depression around the holidays. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but I felt guilty for exercising some of my boundaries skills by saying no to flying to Atlanta. (So they came to me!). No more than 15 minutes after they arrived with their heavy luggage did my living room transform into a professional production set: fancy lights, backdrop, an expensive (big) camera, and so on. We talked for like four hours (two hours spent on poor Eric:...
Source: World of Psychology - December 23, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression General Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Minding the Media Parenting Personal Personality Psychology Psychotherapy Relationships Stress Treatment Women's Issues 15 Mi Source Type: blogs

Employment Support Allowance NightmareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mood Rating: 6/10I just tried to fill out the new Employment Support Allowance booklet (yes, booklet!), but it's reduced me to tears. They want to know everything but your blood type. I've got to send in proof of address, proof of earnings, bank statements, savings statements (of which I have none), birth certificate, National Insurance card (of which I've lost), my husband's last few payslips, etc, etc. I can't believe that the government have made this so difficult! In the grand scheme of things, I have mild mental health problems, but even I can't complete this stupid form! It's a complete joke. On top of that, I'm boun...
Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life - December 22, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: manic depression pathetic ESA Employment Support Allowance bipolar Source Type: blogs

Memory LossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I just came across this article that someone Tweeted: http://bit.ly/7qr91jI know of a few people with depression and/or bipolar disorder who suffer with terrible memory problems. I am awful at remembering things. I can watch movies and completely forget what they're about a few days later. I've also - on at least two occasions - forgotten where I am when I'm driving a familiar route. I try not to panic, as I know that it'll only last a minute or so, but it's disconcerting all the same.How I get through Christmas is beyond me. (Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life)
Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life - December 15, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: depression Memory loss bipolar Source Type: blogs

Not Going OutEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mood Rating: 6/10I've been feeling a little on the low side today. I was due to take my dog to the groomer's today, but I found that I just couldn't. Fortunately, my mum stepped in and took her for me. My mum's an absolute star. She comes round everyday to keep me company for a few hours - I could never tire of her presence.All I've managed to do today is pack my husband's Christmas stocking, put the dishwasher on and build the fire. I feel so lazy at times, but I just don't have the energy to do anything about it.As always, work is playing on my mind. I'm ticking off the days until I'll have to start again, and I'm dreadi...
Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life - December 15, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: agoraphobia bipolar Source Type: blogs

Psych Central & MindApps Offer eCBT iPhone AppEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A few months ago, MindApps released an iPhone application called “eCBT Mood.” It allows a user to apply tried and true cognitive-behavioral techniques in their everyday life, and track their progress with those techniques over time with a simple graph. I liked it because it explained CBT stuff in a direct, easy-to-understand manner, and most importantly, was “actionable.” It walks you through specific steps of an automatic thought, for instance, and gives you encouragement to try and change it as it’s happening. The application’s core is an “eCBT toolbox” that allows you to l...
Source: World of Psychology - December 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Bipolar Depression Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Psychotherapy Technology Automatic Thoughts Central Resources Core Beliefs Encouragement Everyday Life Applications Good Folks Graph Iphone Ipod Itunes Peopl Source Type: blogs

Bipolar and OCD Run TogetherEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A playful placement of pills. (Credit: me and the sysop)               . “I’m using this with my cognitive therapist and it’s… amazing.” I got this email from Christopher, a CureTogether member with Bipolar Disorder: “I have never found a more useful “biofeedback” tool.  It has helped me enormously in understanding my Bipolar I condition… You’ve seriously changed my life.” Words like Christopher’s inspire us to keep doing the work we’re doing, and putting out discoveries like today’s. So here goes. We found a strong association ...
Source: The Collective Well - December 14, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Alexandra Carmichael Tags: Patient Stories Research Findings bipolar curetogether OCD Source Type: blogs

Bipolar Disorder in Children May Be Linked to a Circadian Clock GeneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study found that the circadian clock gene RORB may be involved in bipolar disorder in children.The study analyzed the genetic make-up of 305 children with bipolar disorder. They were compared with 140 controls.Results show a positive association between bipolar disorder and four variants of the RORB gene. The authors suggest that this gene may be an important target in the search for the molecular basis of bipolar disorder.The study also notes that bipolar disorder often involves a decreased need for sleep. This symptom helps discriminate children with bipolar disorder from those with ADHD.The NIMH reports that bipol...
Source: Sleep Education - December 13, 2009 Category: Sleep Medicine Tags: genetics depression ADHD circadian clock children bipolar disorder Source Type: blogs

Medicaid Children Get 4x More AntipsychoticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you’re a child in Medicaid, you already have a more difficult life than average ahead of you. Children in Medicaid programs have nearly twice the number of mental health problems than other children. But now new research suggests it gets even worse for children in Medicaid, according to an article in The New York Times — they are prescribed four times the amount of atypical antipsychotic medications than other children: New federally financed drug research reveals a stark disparity: children covered by Medicaid are given powerful antipsychotic medicines at a rate four times higher than children whose parent...
Source: World of Psychology - December 13, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: ADHD and ADD Antipsychotic Bipolar Children and Teens Disorders General Health-related Medications Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Research Schizophrenia Treatment Antipsychotic Medicines Attention Deficit Hypera Source Type: blogs

WrappingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mood Rating: 8/10I've spent the day alone today - usually not a good thing - but I've got quite a bit of Christmassy stuff done. I've wrapped all the presents I can, but I've run out of tags, grrr! Found a few extra decorations in an odd box and decorated the hallway. Going to get a real tree for the dining room next weekend, I think. I want it to look lovely for Christmas Day, as this will be the first time I've hosted Christmas; I'm so looking forward to it.Hubby's been off airsofting all day in Reading. He's just text to say he'll be home about 7pm. I'm betting it'll be closer to 8pm.I've no plans for this evening, exce...
Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life - December 5, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: X Factor bipolar Christmas Source Type: blogs

Who Was I Kidding?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alas, the good mood didn't last that long. Around August time I started to see signs of a low period coming on. I spoke to my GP who arranged a meeting with my pdoc again. He put me on some new anti-psychotic drugs called Aripiprizole. The downside is that these tablets stop you sleeping well, so I'm on sleeping tablets for a few months, too.On the upside, the pdoc noticed that I'm really struggling to lose weight. I have PCOS, and the Olanzipine made me put on even more weight, so I find it really hard to shift a pound or two. He suggested that I see my GP and ask about gastric banding. I put the GP visit off and off, but...
Source: Bipolar: A Way of Life - December 2, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: 63336 PCOS gastric band bipolar aripiprizole Source Type: blogs

More Evidence for Suppression of Research: the Case of Lamictal for DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We recently discussed the severe challenges to evidence-based medicine presented by manipulation and suppression of clinical research to serve vested interests.  I recently (and unfortunately belatedly) came upon yet another example of suppression of research that was unfavorable to a research sponsor's vested interests, suggesting that such suppression may be more prevalent than heretofore believed.  This example appeared in the journal Evidence-Based Mental Health [Gahemi SN. The failure to know what isn't known: negative publication bias with lamotrigine and a glimpse inside peer review.  Evidence Based M...
Source: Health Care Renewal - November 27, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: psychotic major depression Lamictal GlaxoSmithKline anechoic effect suppression of medical research bipolar disorder Source Type: blogs

Researchers' New Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Symptoms Include Bed Wetting, NightmaresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The folks at the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation--that's the Papaloses of "The Bipolar Child" book fame's organization--have really gone an done it now. They've fully crossed the Rubicon and now claim that kids having nightmares, wetting the bed and who are interruptive have so-called pediatric bipolar disorder. This is all from a JBRF "news flash," which I cannot locate on the group's website yet, but which I have in email form (if you want it, send me an email and I'll pass it along). The news flash, which is also a solicitation for contributions to JBRF, is entitled "Characteristics of Juvenile Bipolar Disorder: A ...
Source: Furious Seasons - November 16, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

BringChange2Mind.orgEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than a few tears of understanding, and being understood, came to my eyes tonight as I watched NBC Nightly News. Brian Williams featured a report on an initiative of Glenn Close called Bring Change 2 mind.  Ms. Close and her sister Jessie, who is bipolar, were part of an amazing public service announcement shot at [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS)
Source: My journey with AIDS - November 12, 2009 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Chaplin Tags: AIDS and HIV YouTube activism autobiography bipolar bipolar II health-care mental health stigma Glenn Close Jessie Close Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: November 6, 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m attending the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy today, and I’ll write more about the inspirational work this organization has been doing for 25 years shortly (not just in Georgia, but throughout the entire country). The people who are attending this symposium — as well as the Carter Center itself — have done much to improve mental health care in the U.S., but it’s not something you hear enough about. It’s heartening so many great minds coming together to share best practices and ideas for improvement (especially at this unique time in healthcare history). ...
Source: World of Psychology - November 6, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Psychology Best Practices Bipolar Disorder Blogs Carter Center Ceos Dance Floor Daniel Johnston Depression Anxiety Fort Hood Hallway Inspirational Work Mental Health Care Source Type: blogs

Study: Researchers Shoot Down Pre-Adolescent ManiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A study out in this month's British Journal of Psychiatry examined the course of bipolar disorder for as long as 15 years in the offspring of bipolar parents and found no evidence of pre-adolescent mania: "We studied the course of major mood disorders in the offspring of parents with well-characterised bipolar disorder prospectively for up to 15 years. All consenting offspring were assessed annually or anytime symptomatic. The participants began to develop major mood episodes in adolescence and not before. The index major mood episode was almost always depressive, as were the first few recurrences. Onsets and recurrences ...
Source: Furious Seasons - November 4, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

The Fear of Relapse: 5 Cognitive ToolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A reader recently wrote to me about her overwhelming fear of relapse. She said, “I’m struggling now with it, obsessing over it, and I’m so, so scared. Do I want to crawl into the hole? I fear that. But I can’t. I can’t.” First of all, thank you for being honest. Because so many of us know exactly how you feel. I’m there a lot of the time myself. Less than I was the two years following my hospitalizations, but there too much of the time. Doctor Smith would continually remind me during those first fragile years after my big breakdown that a slight setback in my recovery didn’t ...
Source: World of Psychology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression General Mental Health and Wellness On the Couch Psychotherapy Treatment Black Hole Cognitive Tools Contrary Depressive Episode Doctor Smith Dow Hiccups Ice Cream Jot Source Type: blogs

Research-Backed Online Mental Health InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
So the other week I attended and presented at the First International e-Mental Health Summit 2009 in Amsterdam and already discussed some great online interventions for depression. I’m still planning on talking about additional online interventions for other mental disorders, but am waiting for the conference folks to publish the presentations on their website because the abstract book doesn’t always contain the valuable bits of information I need to properly summarize a topic area. In the meantime, I thought I’d mention Beacon. Beacon is a website that has gone to the trouble of indexing and rating over...
Source: World of Psychology - November 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Research Technology Treatment Abstract Book Alcohol Amsterdam Anorexia Anorexia Bulimia Bipolar Bipolar Depression Bipolar Disorder Eating Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder H Source Type: blogs

J&J Sales Rep Told Docs To Use Risperdal Off-LabelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The admission came from Matt Thompson, a sales rep for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit, who testified in a trial over claims by a former co-worker. In 2002, he said he pushed docs to consider prescribing Risperdal in combination with other drugs, even though this wasn’t approved by the FDA, and he noted that Jannsen’s training didn’t include any specific prohibitions against such promotions. “I’m not saying the company tried to hide it, but we didn’t think about augmentation in the realm of on-label or off- label at that time,” Thompson said. He said he was “probably” aware that promot...
Source: Pharmalot - October 29, 2009 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bipolar Disorder Jannsen Pharmaceutica Johnson & Johnson Lynn Powell Risperdal Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs

Top Ten Bipolar Blogs 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Every year the entrants for the Best of the Web awards multiply. In 2009, veterans stood tough as new kids dazzled. It was difficult to narrow the list to just ten (and some more faves we want to mention), but here are our picks for the top blogs written by people who have been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. 1. The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive Do’s and Don’ts for the Mentally Interesting was a BBC Radio play based on Seaneen’s blog produced last May and just nominated for a Mind Mental Health Media Award. Always a compelling and honest read, it was no fluke or sympathy vote that caused us to pla...
Source: World of Psychology - October 28, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Sandra Kiume Tags: Best of the Web Bipolar General Apples And Oranges awards Badge Of Honor Bbc Radio Bipolar Disorder Black Woman Blogs Dbsa Diary Extra Energy Failed Attempt Faves Fender Fred Goodwin Fresh Blood furious seasons Gorgeo Source Type: blogs

Patient Stabs Doctor, Shot Dead at Bipolar ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A patient being seen at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Bipolar Clinic and Research Program attacked his physician today, stabbing her with a knife during a treatment session according to Boston Police. The incident occurred in an office building nearby the main Mass. General building, where the hospital leases space for the Bipolar Clinic: After at least one gunshot echoed on the fifth floor, two nurses from [a neighboring] office went to treat the patient, who had apparently been shot in the head by the security guard [...] “During the course of the stabbing incident, an off-duty security officer who wa...
Source: World of Psychology - October 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Bipolar Disorders General Policy and Advocacy 6 Years Attacker Bipolar Disorder Boston Globe Boston Police Criminal Behavior Criminal Incidents Criminality Duty Security Fifth Floor Gunshot Health Care Problems History Of V Source Type: blogs

My New Hero: Glenn CloseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Not because she’s a phenomenal actor, which she is, but because she’s just initiated a new project to banish stigma. The project is highly personal, as she explains on Huffington Post: As I’ve written and spoken about before, my sister suffers from a bipolar disorder and my nephew from schizoaffective disorder. There has, in fact, been a lot of depression and alcoholism in my family and, traditionally, no one ever spoke about it. It just wasn’t done. The stigma is toxic. And, like millions of others who live with mental illness in their families, I’ve seen what they endure: the struggle of jus...
Source: The Trouble With Spikol - October 27, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Authors: liz Tags: SCHIZOPHRENIA bipolar disorder celebrities depression media meds Source Type: blogs

Are the Media Addicted to Internet Addiction?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As Dr. John Grohol has cogently argued, there are many reasons to be skeptical of “Internet Addiction” as a discrete and specific “disorder” or diagnosis. Yet I am impressed, and a bit dismayed, by all the attention this issue seems to garner in the popular media. I don’t intend any disrespect to the reporters and journalists who are trying to cover the topic, several of whom have graciously interviewed me. Some reporters are as skeptical as many of us in the mental health field, and a number have asked pertinent questions as to how real so-called Internet addiction is. I simply wish that deva...
Source: World of Psychology - October 26, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Ronald Pies, M.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior Disorders General Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Minding the Media Policy and Advocacy Technology Bad Habits Bipolar Bipolar Disorder Brain Chemistry Button Issues Central Nervous System Controvers Source Type: blogs

Optimism: Great Technology That Can Help YouEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ever since I was discharged from the inpatient psychiatric program at Johns Hopkins, I have kept a mood journal where I daily record the amount of hours I sleep, my mood (rating it a fantastic and serene no. 1 to a frazzled, and I’m-headed-back-to-the-community-room no. 5), any foods that have triggered hyperactivity or irritability (such as a triple espresso and half of a chocolate-mousse pie), my anxiety level, any medication and vitamin/supplement changes, and a list of things I’m obsessing about: weight, job, friends, sisters, yada yada yada. My journal looks like my house: messy … dangerously messy. ...
Source: World of Psychology - October 25, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression Disorders General Health-related Industrial and Workplace Medications Mental Health and Wellness Personal Psychology Relationships Self-Esteem Sleep Stress Technology Source Type: blogs

Glenn Close Tackles Mental IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“Mental illness is just part of the human condition,” Glenn Close said Oct. 21 on “Good Morning America.” Halleluia! A Hollywood response to all the scientology. Today Close spoke out for the first time on television about the legacy of mental illness in her own family: Her sister, Jessie, suffers from bipolar disorder, and Jessie’s son has schizo-affective disorder. Glenn has launched a nonprofit organization called BringChange2Mind, which she hopes will raise awareness about mental illness, strip mood disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia from their unfair stigma, and lend suppor...
Source: World of Psychology - October 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Depression Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Minding the Media Personal Personality Policy and Advocacy Relationships Schizophrenia Treatment Abc News Affective Disorder American Adults Source Type: blogs

Only Perfect People Should Have ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I hope you know that the title of this post is sarcastic.A reader wrote to us and asked if we'd address the issue of whether people with bipolar disorder should have children:"I have been asked how I could have had children knowing I had bipolar and the person asking would never have known I had bipolar if i did not told them."I enjoyed thinking about this, but I'm punting. I really don't like the idea of putting a value judgment on who should or shouldn't have children. Truly, there are a lot of people out there who shouldn't have babies (because they can't take care of them), but do, and a lot of wonderful people who've ...
Source: Shrink Rap - October 23, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: genetics children bipolar Source Type: blogs

Child Psychiatrist Says Kids Overmedicated, Wrongly DiagnosedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study argues from an individual clinician’s experience that the overwhelming majority of children do no worse and most do considerably better entirely off or at doses of psychotropic medication significantly lower than that prescribed in the mainstream of contemporary child psychiatric care. It seems reasonable to attribute the clinical improvement of these children to diminished efforts to control thinking, affect, and behavior by pharmacologic interventions, while simultaneously increasing the amount and quality of analytically informed treatment. Success in effecting dramatic reductions in prescribed medications...
Source: Furious Seasons - October 21, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

Art and PrideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Watch Mad But Glad [Part 1] Watch Mad But Glad [Part 2] Mad But Glad Very good UK documentary following Nick van Bloss, a pianist who has Tourette’s syndrome and thrives by using the instrument to channel creative energy and manage his condition. Delves into classic questions about the link between creativity and madness (and dopamine), with animated brain scans and comparisons to some creative correlates of autism, mania, and Parkinson’s. Part 1, and part 2. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - October 21, 2009 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: Art Documentary General TV autism bipolar brain dopamine hypergraphia music neuroimaging neurology OCD parkinson's pride rockstars schizophrenia tourette video Source Type: blogs

What is a Nervous Breakdown?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A nervous breakdown refers to a mainstream and often-used term to generically describe someone who experiences a bout of mental illness that is so severe, it directly impacts their ability to function in everyday life. The specific mental illness can be anything — depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or something else. But the reference to a “nervous breakdown” usually refers to the fact that the person has basically stopped their daily routines — going to work, interacting with loved ones or friends, even just getting out of bed to eat or shower. A nervous breakdown can be seen as...
Source: World of Psychology - October 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Brain and Behavior General History of Psychology Mental Health and Wellness Stress Treatment Anxiety Disorder Bipolar Bipolar Disorder Coping Skills Depression Anxiety Everyday Life Inpatient Hospitalization Interventions Mains Source Type: blogs

McManamy Tries Criticizing Me AgainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Can I just say that John McManamy, author the Knowledge Is Necessity blog and the book "Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder," is an out-of-touch fool? Back in February, he alleged that I engaged in "dumb anti-psychiatry" for daring to criticize the possibility of a new type 3 of bipolar disorder and now he's gone and re-posted that entry for reasons that escape me, but establish once again that he's a malicious toad. Here's my response to him earlier this year, wherein I noted that he's a huge defender of the child bipolar paradigm, Fred Goodwin and pretty much anything mainstream psychiatry tells him is true....
Source: Furious Seasons - October 15, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

Face the IssueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
URL: http://www.facetheissue.com/Features narrated animations and facts about addiction, eating disorders, depression, and other mental health concerns. For: AnyoneTopics: ADHD, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Biological Psychology, Bipolar, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Eating Disorders, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Life, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Self-helpFeatures: Case Studies, Commentary and Blogs, Documentary, Forums, Information, Self Monitoring, Videos, e-learning Features narrated animations and facts about addiction, eating disorders, depression, and o...
Source: PsychSplash - October 13, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: ADHD Addiction Anger Anxiety Anyone Biological Psychology Bipolar Case Studies Clinical Psychology Commentary and Blogs Depression Documentary Eating Disorders Editor's Pick Features For Forums Health Promotion Health P Source Type: blogs

Study: Large Percentage Of Bipolar Disorder Cases "Resolve Spontaneously" By Mid-30sEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study is not proof that bipolar disorder fades with time. The authors call for more studies and longitudinal analyses and so on. It's a study just begging for replication and I hope NIH and others in psychiatry get serious about its finding and undertake other research into the natural course of bipolar disorder (or disorders). Maybe Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca would like to help! Um, probably not. 5. That said, the Sher study is an important piece of evidence. Coupled with a study last year by Mark Zimmerman, a Brown University psychiatry professor, asserting that almost 50 percent of diagnoses of bipolar disorder are...
Source: Furious Seasons - October 6, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Philip Dawdy Tags: Bipolar Disorder Source Type: blogs

Prevalence of Common Mental DisordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In support of Mental Health Awareness Week — meant to increase awareness of mental health issues and helping people better understand mental disorders — we’ve created the graph below to give you a better idea of the prevalence (in the past year) of these disorders in the general American population. The media sometimes emphasizes one disorder over another, distorting the picture of how many people actually have the disorder. For instance, the graph shows that bipolar disorder — the subject of so many advertising campaigns, TV commercials and more — has similar prevalence rates to panic disorde...
Source: World of Psychology - October 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Research Advertising Campaigns American Population Binge Bipolar Communities Across America Country Thousands Education Generalized Anxiety Disorder Graph Greater Awareness Source Type: blogs

PsyclineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
URL: http://www.psycline.org/PSYCLINE is owned and managed by psychologist Dr. Armin Günther, University of Augsburg, Germany. The website started in 1995 under its former name Links to Psychological Journals and has won a high reputation as one of the (if not as the) most comprehensive and up-to-date index of psychology and social science journals on the web. For: Clinicians, Researchers, Students, TeachersTopics: ADHD, Abnormal, Academia, Addiction, Behaviour Management, Bipolar, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Mental Health, Psychology and Technology, Teaching, WritingFeatures: Author Lists, Books, Databases, In...
Source: PsychSplash - September 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: ADHD Abnormal Academia Addiction Author Lists Behaviour Management Bipolar Books Clinicians Databases Features For General Psychology Health Psychology Information Journals Mental Health Psychology and Technology Resear Source Type: blogs

Bounce: 6 Steps to Become More ResilientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Resilience. That’s what I’m after. To be able to find my balance after hitting a pot hole. To wake up with hope after enduring a series of frustrations. To look beyond the circumstances of my life in order to enjoy the moment. Yes. I want to become more resilient. So it was with great interest that I read Robert Wick’s book, “Bounce: Living the Resilient Life.” Here are six of the suggestions he presents in his book. A professor of psychology at Loyola University, Maryland, Dr. Wicks is author of numerous books, including “Prayerfulness” that I featured earlier this year. Step One...
Source: World of Psychology - September 26, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Brain and Behavior Depression General Health-related Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Personal Personality Psychology Psychotherapy Random Brain Bits Relationships Self-E Source Type: blogs