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Finding order in bipolar disorder  -  24 Mar 2008
Tucson Citizen,Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder involving episodes of serious mania and depression. The person's mood ranges

Corcept Therapeutics Announces Commencement of Next Phase 3 Study ...  -  24 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comIt is more prevalent than either schizophrenia or manic depressive illness. The disorder is characterized by severe depression accompanied by delusions,

Unfounded connection  -  Feb 24, 2008
Scotsman,He speculated that Wright's behaviour of frequenting prostitutes and attempted suicide suggested that he had "manic depressive illness".

Bipolar Disorder: Manic Mouse Made With One Gene Missing  -  Mar 12, 2008
Science Daily (press release)12, 2008) — Bipolar Disorder (BPD or manic-depressive illness) is one of the most serious of all mental disorders, affecting millions of individuals

A tortured composer receives well-deserved hearing  -  Mar 14, 2008
Denver Post,...said that based on his symptoms and behavorial patterns, Schumann likely suffered from manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder.

Facts on Bi-Polar Disorder (Depression)  -  Feb 24, 2008
Informative Post,Bi polar disorder is otherwise known as bi polar mood disorder, bi polar affective disorder, manic depression, manic-depressive illness and manic-depressive

SJ resident fights stigma, challenges of mental illness  -  Feb 25, 2008
Stockton Record,Bipolar disorder: Also known as manic-depressive illness, causes shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. It affects about 5.6 million

Bebe Moore Campbell  -  Mar 13, 2008
Black Enterprise,According to the National Mental Health Association, an estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depressive illness).

A Few Startling Figures about Bipolar Depression  -  Feb 25, 2008
About - News & Issues,...about the psychiatric community's "realization that depression rather than mania is the dominant partner in manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder).

Mood Biomarkers Aid Identification and Treatment  -  Feb 26, 2008
PsychCentral.com,Two of the most common mood disorders are depression and bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. Indiana University School of Medicine

FDA Clears Abilify for Use in Teens with Bipolar Disorder  -  Mar 3, 2008
eFluxMediaThe disease is a sub-diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and conforms to the classic concept of manic-depressive illness. On Friday, Bristol-Myers and Otsuka

Review by Valérie Aucouturier  -  Feb 26, 2008
Metapsychology,The most common form of bipolar disorder is known as manic-depressive illness, in which the person experiences cycles of manic episodes of abnormally

Common mistakes about mental health  -  Feb 24, 2008
The Herald,...(described as a psychiatrist but actually a psychologist) in which he concludes that Wright's behaviour may be down to a "manic depressive illness".

Attorneys Give Opening Statements in Alaska Lawsuit vs. Eli Lilly  -  Mar 5, 2008
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis,Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual, severe shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to

Adults over 60 Needed for Bipolar Disorder Study  -  Mar 2, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, affects 5.7 million adults in the US and often runs in the family. The disorder commonly emerges

Five Things You Need to Know: Congress Inadvertently Passes ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Minyanville.com,Mania is part of a serious medical condition called Bipolar Disorder, which was previously known as Manic-Depressive illness.

Teen will be tried as adult in slayings  -  Feb 26, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Kenner diagnosed McGhee with bipolar disorder, a brain disorder also called manic-depressive illness, which causes unusual shifts in a person's mood,

Doesn't everyone secretly cheer for an underdog?  -  Feb 16, 2008
Florida Times-Union,Actress Patty Duke wrote about her own struggle with the disease in A Brilliant Madness: Living With Manic Depressive Illness, but when Inman had the

Westporter studies brain circuitry  -  Feb 14, 2008
Westport Minuteman,...work studying brain circuitry in an effort to help adolescents who suffer from bipolar disorder, or as it is also known, manic depressive illness.

Therapists Say Stop 'Diagnosing' Britney  -  Jan 23, 2008
The Associated PressThe National Institute of Mental Health defines bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depressive illness) as a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in

Veteran denied benefits despite medical evidence  -  Feb 5, 2008
Frost Illustrated,Marks had been the attending physician who diagnosed John with "Bipolar Disorder I, often called Manic-Depressive Illness," in 1996.

No need to rush into relationship  -  Feb 2, 2008
Contra Costa Times,Derek M. A: Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function.

washingtonpost.com  -  Jan 30, 2008
Washington Post,...saying this was caused by bad mothers," said Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, a research psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness.

Adults over 60 Needed for Bipolar Disorder Study  -  Feb 5, 2008
WebWire (press release),Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, affects 5.7 million adults in the US and often runs in the family. The disorder commonly emerges

Are we drugging our kids?  -  Jan 29, 2008
MedHeadlines,Interviewer: Before it was called bipolar disorder, manic-depressive illness used to be said to occur in only 10 people per million.

Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum  -  Jan 31, 2008
Reason Online,...schizophrenia and manic depressive illness are physical disorders of the brain in exactly the same way as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis.

Academy Award Winner Patty Duke Performs 'Blue Yonder' to Benefit ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Newswire Today (press release),...in a TV adaptation of her best-selling autobiography, Call Me Anna, and went on to write A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness.

Important research  -  29 Dec 2007
The Journal News / Lohud.com,Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness, has many forms. Young said many geriatric bipolar patients may have suffered from another form

Brain Differences Identified In Adolescents With Mental Illness  -  Dec 8, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Researchers studying the brains of youth with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depressive illness) and schizophrenia found that these children have

Chemical Treatment for Depression  -  Dec 4, 2007
NTV,Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness, involves cycles of depression and elation (mania). Sometimes the mood switches are dramatic and

Privacy ruling pleases lawyer  -  Dec 8, 2007
Vancouver Sun,...been treated for schizophrenia, paranoia, or a mood disorder described as a major effective illness, bipolar mood disorder or manic depressive illness?

Neurocognitive Impairment and Dementia in Mood Disorders  -  Dec 10, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Am J Psychiatry 2004; 161:262–270[Abstract/Free Full Text] Goodwin FK, Jamison KR: Manic-Depressive Illness. New York, Oxford University Press,

Divinity School Scholar Dies at 77  -  Dec 9, 2007
Harvard Crimson,During the 1970s, Strugnell was diagnosed with manic depressive illness, for which he was hospitalized in early 1991. According to those close to him,

Editor's Pick: Lessons from the 2007 Financial Crisis  -  Dec 18, 2007
RGE Monitor,...based on greed, private property rights and decentralised decision making, is both cyclical and subject to bouts of financial manic-depressive illness.

Gender-related brain differences found  -  Dec 10, 2007
United Press InternationalThe study found areas of the brain with size differences occur not only between those with manic depressive illness and schizophrenia but also between sexes

violence, death and illness have all left their mark on my 15-year ...  -  Nov 5, 2007
Times Online,...there is bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), in which periods of serious depression are interspersed with periods of mania. your daughter may

nami community presentation  -  Nov 12, 2007
KTTC,...long-term planning and the individual's sense of self-identity. while less known than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness),

why psychiatry's field-guide approach sometimes mistakes ...  -  Nov 2, 2007
Wall Street Journal...particularly the most severe ones, such as manic-depressive illness and schizophrenia. but many freudian psychoanalysts rejected the importance of

repligen reports positive phase 2a clinical trial results of ...  -  Nov 8, 2007
CNNMoney.com...(smri) is a nonprofit organization that supports research on the causes and treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness),

turning tragedy into triumph  -  Nov 13, 2007
Florida Today,..."bipolar disorder used to be called manic-depressive illness," baskaran said. "the disorder is caused by an imbalance of neuro-transmitters in the brain.

therapies can be tricky in treating bipolar patients  -  Nov 8, 2007
News 8 Austin,...bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a psychiatric disorder causing drastic changes in mood, temperament and ability to function. in

local mental health system earns national honors  -  Nov 6, 2007
YourHub.com,...disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder (manic-depressive illness). in addition, 154 million people suffer from depression.

fda to review new abilify indication  -  Nov 15, 2007
Houston Chronicle,...disorder. bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy and ability to function.

officials tried to assist suspect  -  Oct 29, 2007
Richmond Times Dispatch,...according to the group, an estimated 4.5 million americans suffer from the severest forms of mental illness, schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness. the

executive function and employment status among veterans with ...  -  Oct 31, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)...henter i: an economic evaluation of manic-depressive illness—1991. social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 30:213–219,1995[medline] bauer ms,

drug to treat children with bipolar disorder gets priority review  -  Nov 15, 2007
News-Medical.net,...illegally promoting the sale of abilify for pediatric use was part of that case. bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic-depressive illness,

old drugs need 'repurposing' for new uses, physician says  -  Oct 31, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),...strong evidence that, unlike most other psychiatric medications, it significantly lowers the risk of suicide in people with manic-depressive illness.

Bipolar illness leads patients on complex, emotional ride  -  Oct 5, 2007
Gloucester Daily Times,Comparing life with a bipolar or manic depressive illness to a roller-coaster ride only begins to suggest the emotional devastation that this major mental

Oprah Recently Covered the Important Topic of Bipolar Disorder ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
PR Web (press release),Commonly referred to as manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder is characterized by cycles of mania, depression or mixed emotional states that often

A Summer in the Cage  -  Oct 16, 2007
Huffington Post,A Summer in the Cage is my feature-length documentary chronicling my friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder (a

Individuals Sought For Bipolar Research At Indiana University  -  Oct 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Close relatives of people suffering from bipolar illness are three to six times more likely to develop either depression or manic-depressive illness than

Bipolar Disorder in Children: Over or Under Diagnosed?  -  Oct 6, 2007
FOX NewsBipolar disorder, known as a manic-depressive illness, causes significant shift’s in an individual’s mood, energy, often affecting the way they function in

In Other Words: 'Don't be quick to judge'  -  Oct 11, 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,..."Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function

Bipolar Disorder: In the Genes?  -  Oct 10, 2007
FOX NewsHowever, scientists still cannot pinpoint it to one specific gene since there are many other factors that may lead to the manic-depressive illness.

Bipolar 1 Patients Sought for a New Study  -  Oct 13, 2007
Associated Content,...suffering from bipolar illness are 3 to 6 times more likely to develop either depression or manic-depressive illness than the general population.

Sundance Channel to Air Premiere of 'A Summer in the Cage' October ...  -  Sep 19, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In "A Summer in the Cage," New York filmmaker Ben Selkow chronicles his friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder.

Former teacher gets prison for drugs  -  Oct 10, 2007
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Kugle suffers from a bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. Kugle apologized to about two dozen of her family members and friends who

Personal Accounts: The System Stole My Identity  -  Oct 3, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)She was diagnosed as having manic-depressive illness, which eventually was upgraded to chronic dysfunctional paranoid schizophrenia, then finally amended to

Curidium Medica PLC announces Directorate Change  -  Sep 30, 2007
Market Wire (press release)Bipolar affective disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness involving episodes of serious mania and depression.

Major Geriatric Bipolar Disorder Study Now Under Way  -  Sep 20, 2007
Westchester.com,...for geriatric patients suffering from the episodes of symptoms that characterize bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depressive illness.

Troubled kids' ailments tough to diagnose  -  Sep 20, 2007
Myrtle Beach Sun News,..."It sometimes means good old classical manic-depressive illness," she said. "But it also has come to be a label of children who have significant difficulty

Groundbreaking DVD Will Help Parents of Children with Pediatric ...  -  Sep 28, 2007
PR Web (press release),Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) affects close to 1 million children and adolescents in the United States at any given time.

Alcohol Use and Abuse  -  Oct 3, 2007
Chowk,These genetic factors are not much different than those of other mental disorders like schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness.

The First Signs  -  Oct 2, 2007
Reader's Digest,As recently as a decade ago, many experts thought the disorder (also called manic-depressive illness) was found only in adults. But in the past few years,

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