The ECNP consensus statement on bipolar depression Sep 1, 2008
Previously also labelled manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder is typically referred to as an episodic, yet lifelong and clinically severe mood (or affective) disorder. Mood in bipolar disorder may swing from euphoria and/or extreme irritability (defined as mania) to depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure (bipolar depression). (EurekAlert!)
Mental ills blamed on budget cuts Aug 21, 2008
Bipolar disorder or manic-depressive illness causes dramatic mood swings, from overly "high" or euphoric and extreme irritability to sad and hopeless and back again, with normal mood periods in between. It can lead to suicide, but it can be treated, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
War wounds of kamikaze reformist Jul 31, 2008
He even gave a speech last week to the Black Dog Institute in which he spoke of the outdated stigma of mental illness, particularly in migrant communities, like his own Greek Cypriot family: "I came from a background where I had a sister that was a schizophrenic, two parents that were not well educated and my mother had a manic depressive illness.". Then the train driver turned Harvard-educated economist attacked the nameless critics who told journalists his mental health caused him to mishandle... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Millionaire's falling death 'is beyond sad' Jul 16, 2008
According to his wife, Thomas began developing problems in April, had been arrested for running naked in his neighborhood and was diagnosed later with bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness, but had refused medication. Police had described Thomas as emotionally distraught, and his wife had said he had been displaying suicidal behavior. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hikers find body below Pali ledge Jul 15, 2008
Thomas has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which is also called manic-depressive illness, but had refused to take any medical treatment for the mood-altering disease. Thomas founded a Colorado-based software company, Webroot Software, which developed a successful software called Spy Sweeper to combat hackers on the Internet. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Family in search of missing millionaire Jul 13, 2008
Vol. 13, Issue 191 - Wednesday, July 9, 2008. By Gene Park The founder of a Colorado-based software company has been missing in Hawaii for more than a week. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Peter Marcus Lee Knaeble May 24, 2008
Peter also leaves his dearest friends Bobby Lee, and Marcy and Rita Norton, of West Hollywood, and many others who tried so hard to help Peter through his depressions caused by manic-depressive illness that took his life. Peter began his descent into darkness some time ago and regardless of how valiantly he tried, he could not escape the chains of agony and isolation. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Man officer shot identified as Brookings resident May 21, 2008
Eric was later diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness. Eric experienced several bipolar episodes that included extreme mood swings from 2002 to 2004, his father said. (Daily Triplicate)
Maurice Benard of "General Hospital" May 16, 2008
Emmy award winning actor who plays Sonny Corinthos on the hit daytime Soap General Hospital talks about Bipolar Disorder, formerly known as Manic Depressive Illness. Email Story. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Scientists Can Predict Psychotic Illness In Up To 80 Percent Of High-risk Youth Jan 9, 2008
1, 2003) After years of frustrating searches for genes that contribute to mental illness, researchers at Johns Hopkins studying families with a severe form of manic depressive illness, called psychotic. . (Science Daily)
Study finds brain differences in adolescents with mental illness Dec 8, 2007
Researchers studying the brains of youth with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depressive illness) and schizophrenia found that these children have size differences in some brain areas between these disorders and between genders. These changes exist in key areas of the brain that are involved in reward, motivation, sensory input, emotion and memory, and researchers say examining these areas can help researchers understand developmental processes that occur around the time mental disorders... (EurekAlert!)
New approach for treatment of schizophrenia Sep 4, 2007
FDA Approves Risperdal for Kids -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the powerful anti-psychotic drug Risperdal for use in preteens and teenagers with schizophrenia or manic depressive illness. Risperdal can be very effective, but it also has some significant side effects. (SpiritIndia)
U.S. OKs J&J drug for 2 mental disorders in children Aug 23, 2007
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, causes wide swings in mood, energy and ability to function. J&J studies found a higher Risperdal dose was no more effective than a lower one in children. (Scientific American)
FDA Approves First Anti-Psychotic for Kids Aug 23, 2007
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, causes shifts in mood, energy and ability to function. More information. (Forbes)
Born behind bars Jul 30, 2007
The report states that a local mental health hospital had treated her for bipolar disorder, a manic-depressive illness that causes sudden mood changes, but did not specify when. Inmates - who couldn't see into Ingraham's cell - first alerted jail staff that Ingraham was allegedly jumping off her bed and onto her stomach prior to 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 9. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Rosen murder trial rescheduled for January May 24, 2007
The defense presented a psychiatrist who testified at trial that Rosen was mentally ill, suffering from a manic-depressive illness, and that he was "psychotic" at the time of the killing, leaving him incapable of forming the intent to kill. It was the defense attorney's failure to call character witnesses to bolster the testimony of the psychiatrist that resulted in the state Superior Court's overturning of the conviction. (Souderton Independent, PA)
Childhood mental disorders to rise May 19, 2007
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), mental health problems in children were becoming common with some of them experiencing depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic, post-traumatic stress phobias, attention deficit hyperactivity, eating disorders and manic depressive illness. Mr. Joseph Osafo, a lecturer at the Psychology Department of the University of Ghana, said this on the second day of the Ghana Medical Association's Eighth Annual Public Lecture under the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Genetic roots of bipolar disorder revealed by first genome-wide study of illness May 8, 2007
7 million American adults have bipolar disorder, which also is called manic-depressive illness. Symptoms include extremes in mood, from pronounced over-excitement and elation, often coupled with severe irritability, to depression. (EurekAlert!)
Bipolar treatments called into question Mar 30, 2007
8 million research project to examine the condition once known as manic-depressive illness. During the study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, investigators at 22 sites across the country enrolled 4,361 participants. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Gene Controlling Circadian Rhythms Implicated In Bipolar Disorder Mar 23, 2007
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes dramatic shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function -- much more severe than the normal ups and downs that most people experience. About 5. (Science Daily)
Mind Games Star deals with bipolar disorder Feb 14, 2007
Robbie Williams' bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a serious medical illness that causes shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. (Sky News)
Lithium-Like Drugs May Impair Neuronal Function Dec 23, 2006
It has been shown to be safe in treating people with manic depressive illness. "People might think that if you make the inhibitor stronger and stronger, that would be better. Our in-vitro experiments show that you will have to be careful with how you use GSK-3 beta inhibitors, because if you use too much, it will interfere with and possibly kill neurons," study co-author Dr. William D. Snider, professor of neurology, cell and molecular physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel... (MEDLINEplus)
High Doses Of Lithium-like Drugs May Impair Neuronal Function Dec 22, 2006
Pharmaceutical companies are interested in producing other GSK-3 beta inhibitors for the disease because these drugs are relatively easy to make and lithium has been shown to be safe in low doses in treating people with manic-depressive illness, said Dr. William D. Snider, professor of neurology, cell and molecular physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine. "People might think that if you make the inhibitor stronger and stronger, that would be better. Our... (Science Daily)
Volunteer's interest came from break with reality Nov 20, 2006
A bout with manic-depressive illness -- for which he was hospitalized 12 times over a couple of years in the mid-1970s -- caused him to lose all the "nice" and "good" elements of his life. For a short while, he became one of the nation's homeless. (Sioux City Journal)
Are antidepressants a safe boost if you're healthy? Nov 18, 2006
Other doctors believe they might trigger manic-depressive illness in susceptible people, he said. Most antidepressants -- though not Wellbutrin -- are in a group of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. (CNN)
Short Episodes Of Manic Symptoms May Indicate Bipolar Disorder In Some Youth Oct 7, 2006
Bipolar disorder, commonly called manic-depressive illness, is characterized by swings between depression and mania and periods with mixed symptoms ... (June 18, 2001) -- Child psychiatry researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that bipolar disorder formerly called manic-depressive illness can occur in children as young as 7. (Science Daily)
New Gene Linked To Bipolar Disorder Oct 4, 2006
A new gene linked to both depression and bipolar disorder has been identified by UCL (University College London) and Danish researchers. The collaboration, led by Professor Hugh Gurling at UCL and Professor Ole Mors at the University of Aarhus, first looked at bipolar cases in families living in the UK and in Denmark, and then at large numbers of unrelated people with bipolar disorder. (Science Daily)
Ruth Pauley Lecture Series unveils the life of General George Marshall Sep 13, 2006
Rest of the Series Patty Duke, Academy Award winning actress, will discuss "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness" on Sept. 30. She has published two books about manic-depression. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Chronic Form Of Depression Runs In Families, Study Finds Sep 12, 2006
The odds are more than two to one that people whose close relatives developed chronic severe unipolar depression when they were young will have it, too, according to results of a multicenter analysis of more than 600 people and their families. Results of the study, published in the September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, with Johns Hopkins psychiatrist James B. Potash, M.D., as senior author, show that siblings, parents or children of people diagnosed with chronic major depression... (Science Daily)
Hopkins-led study finds that chronic form of depression runs in families Sep 7, 2006
Public release date: 5-Sep-2006. Findings validate search for possible genetic link. (EurekAlert!)
Previously Approved Drugs May Be Helpful In Fatal Pediatric Disorder Sep 6, 2006
(June 18, 2001) -- Child psychiatry researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that bipolar disorder formerly called manic-depressive illness can occur in children as young as 7. . (Science Daily)
Obesity linked to depression Jul 6, 2006
Researchers from Group Health Center for Health Studies found that obesity is linked to a 25 percent higher risk of developing major depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) and panic disorder. "Understanding the connection between obesity and depression is an important public health issue because both of these conditions are so common and have a significant impact on our health care systems," said lead author Greg Simon, MD, MPH, a Group Health psychiatrist. (Food Consumer)
Obese don't fit jolly stereotype Jul 5, 2006
U.S. researchers who studied more than 9,000 people found was associated with a 25% increase in odds of major , (manic-depressive illness) and panic disorder. There were no significant differences between the sexes, but the relationship between and mental illness was strongest in people with more education and higher incomes. (Canada.com)
A Look At FDA-OK'd 'Marijuana' Drug May 19, 2006
Patients with current or previous psychiatric disorders including manic depressive illness, depression, and schizophrenia. Cesamet may unmask these conditions symptoms. (CBS News)
Media Friend of a friend of the devil May 10, 2006
He also consulted a book by psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison, Touched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, which allowed him to consider Johnston s case against those of van Gogh, Byron, Virginia Woolf, and others who ve shared the singer s illness. All the great artists throughout history suffered from manic depression, Feuerzeig says. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Living with bipolar disorder May 1, 2006
Bipolar disorder, formerly referred to as manic depressive illness, crosses all ethnic, racial, economic and gender lines. Its estimated that more than 2 million American adults in any given year have bipolar disorder, and while the disorder often strikes first in adolescence, it can occur at any age. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Mad geniuses? (Scott Galupo) Mar 31, 2006
In the several years he spent researching "The Devil and Daniel Johnston," Mr. Feuerzeig found historical confirmation of the troubled genius thesis in Kay Redfield Jamison's book, "Touched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament." "It's the exact same thing with all artists," he says. "It's no different for Daniel. Manic depression -- it just happens to be an inarguable phenomenon that many artists seem to have it. You can Google the list right now. It's daunting. They... (Washington Times)
Bipolar Prisoner Dies After Being Subdued Mar 21, 2006
" Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition marked by alternating episodes of mania and depression and is also called manic-depressive illness. Nelson said an autopsy conducted Monday by Vera V. Volnikh, an associate medical examiner, could not determine an exact cause of death. Results are pending toxicology tests, Nelson said. In addition to the medical examiner's investigation, three other probes are being conducted, two by the sheriff's office and one by the state attorney. Detectives are... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
FAT Chance Of Becoming Manic-depressive Jan 14, 2006
A collaboration, led by Sydney scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of New South Wales, has discovered the first risk gene specifically for bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness ... 9 million Americans with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. (Science Daily)
