http://bipolar.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Bipolar Disorder GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-02T06:00:40Z Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/07/03/has-mental-illness-impacted-your-driving-or-driver-license.htm Do you remember the last time you updated your driver license and how they ask you all the various questions? Do you need corrective lenses? Are you currently holding a... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/07/03/has-mental-illness-impacted-your-driving-or-driver-license.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:10 +0000 2009-07-03T06:00:10Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/07/02/i-need-health-insurance.htm In continuing the previous discussion, another point Chris from our Forums raised is concerning health insurance. He disclosed, “I am currently self-employed and I have no health insurance. I've wanted... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/07/02/i-need-health-insurance.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:40 +0000 2009-07-02T06:00:40Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/07/01/find-help-for-mental-health-issues.htm Chris, a new member of our Forums shares, “I have been suffering for too long now, but I've never been diagnosed. I can't believe I've been feeling this way for... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/07/01/find-help-for-mental-health-issues.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:57:49 +0000 2009-07-01T15:57:49Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/26/fda-confiscates-generic-manufacturers-drugs.htm The US Food and Drug Administration has seized all drugs manufactured by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. at the company's facilities in Michigan. The agency said the action was taken because... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/26/fda-confiscates-generic-manufacturers-drugs.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:27:00 +0000 2009-06-26T11:27:00Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/24/botox-as-a-treatment-for-depression.htm Smile! It’s free therapy. No, seriously. There is a theory in the study of psychology entitled the "facial feedback" hypothesis. This hypothesis holds that the muscle movements of our face... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/24/botox-as-a-treatment-for-depression.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:28:25 +0000 2009-06-24T22:28:25Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/23/things-i-hate-today.htm What is bipolar disorder to you? Sunny calls bipolar disorder the monster. Bipolar disorder is so nasty that it takes you in so many ways that you can't really even... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/23/things-i-hate-today.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:56:05 +0000 2009-06-23T12:56:05Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/22/obama-health-care-reform-bill-delayed.htm So President Obama's bill for health care reform has been delayed ... possibly for an extended period of time. Gasp! No! How could that be? He promised health care was... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/22/obama-health-care-reform-bill-delayed.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:24:12 +0000 2009-06-22T14:24:12Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/19/seroquel-lawsuits-abound-but-courts-not-impressed-so-far.htm Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) is an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, as well as for off-label conditions such as sleep problems. As we noted in... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/19/seroquel-lawsuits-abound-but-courts-not-impressed-so-far.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:57:23 +0000 2009-06-19T14:57:23Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/16/called-manic-depression-or-bipolar-disorder-stigma-persists.htm Manic depression is another term for bipolar disorder. Manic depression, a phrase that describes the extremes of mood associated with bipolar disorder. A phrase with origins rooted in Ancient Greek... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/16/called-manic-depression-or-bipolar-disorder-stigma-persists.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:09:05 +0000 2009-06-16T22:09:05Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/11/cold-medicine-interactions-with-prescriptions.htm It’s summertime. We should be thinking about picnics and beaches and sleeping in the sun. The thermometer in my truck stoically decreed it was still 93 F even at 6:30... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/11/cold-medicine-interactions-with-prescriptions.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:09:45 +0000 2009-06-11T20:09:45Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/08/lists-when-depressed.htm When I'm not depressed, I sit down, go over my priorities for the day, and make a list for the day. I got so good at list-making that I could... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/08/lists-when-depressed.htm Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:52:43 +0000 2009-06-08T19:52:43Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/04/headaches-or-migraines.htm Have you seen the antidepressant commercials that empathetically share with viewers that depression hurts? “It turns out, they are right. Headaches are one of the ways pain shows up in... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/04/headaches-or-migraines.htm Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:12:27 +0000 2009-06-04T22:12:27Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/01/phil-spector-sentenced.htm Musician and music producer Phil Spector, who has battled bipolar disorder all his life, was found guilty in April of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman at... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/06/01/phil-spector-sentenced.htm Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:13:56 +0000 2009-06-01T19:13:56Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/31/breast-cancer-tamoxifen-ssris.htm If you are a breast cancer survivor taking tamoxifen, and are also taking an SSRI antidepressant, a new study by Medco Health Solutions has been published that could make a... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/31/breast-cancer-tamoxifen-ssris.htm Sun, 31 May 2009 10:38:47 +0000 2009-05-31T10:38:47Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/29/medications-overview.htm There are so many medications prescribed for manic depression - do you wonder how to figure out what they are all for? Here's a handy-dandy resource that gives you a... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/29/medications-overview.htm Fri, 29 May 2009 14:34:01 +0000 2009-05-29T14:34:01Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/21/dialectical-behavior-therapy.htm Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) ,which was developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD, at the University of Washington, is a type of psychotherapy (sometimes called "talking therapy") for borderline personality disorder (BPD).... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/21/dialectical-behavior-therapy.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 07:21:31 +0000 2009-05-21T07:21:31Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/16/next-to-normal.htm A couple of weeks ago I reported that the musical Next to Normal opened on Broadway at the Booth Theatre. This musical is a poignant portrayal of a mother careworn,... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/16/next-to-normal.htm Sat, 16 May 2009 22:32:05 +0000 2009-05-16T22:32:05Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/15/pfizer-launches-free-med-program-for-newly-unemployed.htm Pfizer Inc. has announced the launch of a new program to help some people who have lost or lose their jobs and health insurance in 2009 get their medications free... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/15/pfizer-launches-free-med-program-for-newly-unemployed.htm Fri, 15 May 2009 10:28:02 +0000 2009-05-15T10:28:02Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/13/bipolar-2-disorder.htm According to the definition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), bipolar II disorder (also known as bipolar 2 disorder or bipolar type 2) is "characterized by... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/13/bipolar-2-disorder.htm Wed, 13 May 2009 07:05:37 +0000 2009-05-13T07:05:37Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/07/learning-the-language-of-bipolar-disorder.htm As with any special niche, the bipolar community has its own language, its own geek-speak for those who are in-the-know. In patient-centered communities, the bulk of this focuses on different... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/07/learning-the-language-of-bipolar-disorder.htm Thu, 07 May 2009 19:08:41 +0000 2009-05-07T19:08:41Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/04/pressure-i-cant-run-away-from.htm In 2003 I wrote an article in my I'm Bipolar Journal called Overcommitment=Stress Squared. I'll bet most of you know what that's like. Whether you have bipolar disorder or not,... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/04/pressure-i-cant-run-away-from.htm Mon, 04 May 2009 23:58:10 +0000 2009-05-04T23:58:10Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/04/soliloquy-on-disclosure-by-nightandday.htm Last week I opened a conversation about Stigmatizing Labels or Just a Light Approach asking how you reference having bipolar disorder. We received 49 comments to the blog and an... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/05/04/soliloquy-on-disclosure-by-nightandday.htm Mon, 04 May 2009 07:23:16 +0000 2009-05-04T07:23:16Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/04/29/when-do-you-ask-someone-if-they-need-help.htm I had an interesting conversation on Twitter tonight with Marcy Rubin regarding talking to someone about bipolar disorder. We usually talk about this in the context of How to Explain... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/04/29/when-do-you-ask-someone-if-they-need-help.htm Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:10:23 +0000 2009-04-29T22:10:23Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/04/25/do-you-wish-your-family-was-more-supportive.htm If so, what do you wish they would be doing to support you and help you cope with having bipolar disorder?A number of our forum members discussed this, and we... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/04/25/do-you-wish-your-family-was-more-supportive.htm Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:01:26 +0000 2009-04-25T09:01:26Z http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/04/23/stigmatizing-labels-or-just-a-light-approach.htm How do you reference having this disorder? I don’t mean What is Bipolar Disorder? or How to Explain Bipolar Disorder to Others. I’m asking about titles … labels. Are you... http://bipolar.about.com/b/2009/04/23/stigmatizing-labels-or-just-a-light-approach.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:43:26 +0000 2009-04-23T06:43:26Z