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January 27, 2008 09:50 PM EST
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Do you suffer from a season specific depression, sometimes called Seasonal Affect Disorder, or SAD ? I know some people who do. I seem to suffer from depression especially in the winter months when . . .
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October 25, 2007 03:41 AM EDT
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Today's tip deals with getting enough sleep .
People with a mental illness are not very different from onyone else in this respect. When we sleep, our bodies replenish depleted chemicals that . . .
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October 10, 2007 12:54 AM EDT
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Going online is one way of searching for strategies for living with a mental illness. Since my diagnosis of bipolar disorder about 14 years ago, I have spent quite a bit of time researching for more . . .
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October 26, 2007 06:49 PM EDT
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I have noticed for years now that when the daylight hours shorten, so does my temper. And my mood swings become more pronounced. I sleep more (do humans hibernate? I do!) and have less energy. One of . . .
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September 30, 2007 02:39 AM EDT
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I can't say that I like being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Disorder). But from time to time I catch myself calling myself a Bipolar. You know, as in, "We bipolars need . . .
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October 01, 2007 02:54 AM EDT
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At Its Worst, OCD Impairs Daily Function
The primary symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder is the presence of intrusive, unwanted thoughts. The person . . .
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November 24, 2007 12:00 AM EST
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I have been concerned for quite awhile at the type of news that reaches my inbox about depression. I'm not talking about just the most severe forms of depression such as those associated with Schizophrenia, . . .
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October 30, 2007 05:21 AM EDT
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It is normal for us to worry, isn't it? Looking back over the years I'd agree with the basic truth of that statement. Worry seems to be one of the many things that separate us from animals. . . .
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November 05, 2007 04:41 AM EST
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A commenter on one of my articles on Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) mentioned light box therapy. I thought it would be a good idea to include some information about light box therapy in case someone . . .
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October 15, 2007 06:26 AM EDT
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While this link is basically about the high incidences of unreported bipolar disorder among Latinos, it is still an interesting video conference. The conference link is here . There is an accompanying . . .
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October 15, 2007 05:10 AM EDT
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Y ep, I've been perusing the Net again. I'm looking for gems and I believe I've found a couple. I think you'll understand when you start reading this article. Julie A. Fast has . . .
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October 14, 2007 01:04 AM EDT
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More About the Journal
In my last article (see tip #1) we talked about trying to be practical in our approach to living with a mental illness. I would like to make it clear before I go on that I . . .
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October 09, 2007 02:34 AM EDT
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Let's take a trip down Thinker's Lane for a moment. The plight of the Support Person for those family members and loved ones who have been told they have a debilitating physical illness or mental . . .
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July 28, 2008 01:54 PM EDT
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Well, it is 1:40 here and in an hour I am due in the psychiatrists office. Then I have a 3pm appointment with the therapist. I really need to get all this off my chest. I don't feel . . .
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July 28, 2008 04:51 PM EDT
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Although bipolar disorder is diagnosed largely on the basis of whether a manic or hypomanic episode has occurred, the condition’s most painful burden may be depression and disability.
Full recovery . . .
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July 17, 2008 10:02 AM EDT
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Introduction
Many medical conditions can mimic schizophrenia including amphetamine psychosis, methamphetamine intoxication, mescaline intoxication, hypoglycemia, acute intermittent porphyria, . . .
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July 19, 2008 05:25 PM EDT
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What brought you to that point??
More importantly, what brought you back?
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July 21, 2008 01:41 PM EDT
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Many patients have heard of advance care directives, which are most often used to stipulate decisions about care at the end of life. In my experience, fewer patients know about psychiatric advance directives, . . .
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July 08, 2008 10:59 AM EDT
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I got this info off the web. Thought it might help someone.
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=54&ContentID=23050
Panic . . .
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July 14, 2008 04:56 PM EDT
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As the treatment arsenal for bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder has expanded in recent years, some experts have become concerned that lithium — a mainstay of treatment since FDA approval in 1970 . . .
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