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Bipolar disorder affects 3 percent of population

By on September 30, 2010 in Dealing With Anxiety, Depression Treatment Facts, Substance Abuse

More info…Denise Krischke is one of an estimated 3 percent of the population with bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness. It is a mood disorder, but people can develop loss of contact with reality. depression

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Bipolar Disorder Not Influenced by Postpartum Mood Episodes

By on September 29, 2010 in Dealing With Anxiety, Depression Treatment Facts, Substance Abuse, Treating Depression

More info…Findings of a recent Spanish study suggest that postpartum mood episodes the changing moods new mothers may encounter after theyve given birth have no influence on prognosis or the course of bipolar disorder in women. Due to lack of previous study comparing the outcomes of female bipolar patients with and without a lifetime history [...]

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Psych Central Teams Up with the Authors of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies to Roll Out New Bipolar Blog – Bipolar Beat

By on September 28, 2010 in Treating Depression

More info… anxiety depression

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2007 Bipolar Disorder Awareness Campaign Emphasizes Importance of Accurate Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery

By on September 27, 2010 in Dealing With Anxiety, Depression Treatment Facts, Substance Abuse, Treating Depression

More info… depression treatment facts

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Bipolar disorder does not increase risk of violent crime

By on September 26, 2010 in Depression Treatment Facts

More info…September 16, 2010 A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet suggests that bipolar disorder – or manic-depressive disorder – does not increase the risk of committing violent crime. Instead, the over-representation of individuals with bipolar disorder in violent crime statistics is almost entirely attributable to concurrent substance abuse. major depression

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