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   <title>About.com Bipolar Disorder: What's Hot Now</title>
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   <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Truehope: The Other Side]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Rebecca - a long, respected member of our forums - writes, &#147;I just read the article about Truehope and EMPowerplus as soon as I picked up the newsletter. I felt that the article needed to be offset with real life experience, since that&#146;s what most of us come here for. I&#146;m here to present &#145;the other side&#146; of the story. This comes from a real family and I am a tough skeptic of food supplements.&#148;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Truehope]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Truehope Nutritional Support Ltd. markets the nutritional supplement known as Empowerplus. This company claims that their unique blend of vitamins, amino acids, minerals and herbal ingredients coupled with their program of support can eliminate the symptoms of those who suffer from various CNS disorders. Many believe their claims are unsubstantiated.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Connie Francis]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Biographical sketch of pop / country singer Connie Francis who has had a highly successful career despite suffering from bipolar disorder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dementia]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dementia is a decline in intellectual functioning, including problems with memory, reasoning and thinking. More ...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Panic/Anxiety &amp; BP]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many people with bipolar disorder / manic depression also have a  panic / anxiety disorder as well. Our guest author and chat host Sonya discusses common anxiety disorders and panic attacks and offers suggestions for helping chatters who are suffering from anxiety attacks.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Campaign 2008]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you plan to vote in the presidential primaries in 2008, it is important to know where the candidates stand on essential mental health care issues. Do they support mental health parity - requiring mental illnesses to be covered by insurance the same way as physical conditions? What will they do for people who can't afford insurance - or cannot get insurance because of pre-existing mental or physical illnesses? Here is up-to-date information.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Virginia Woolf]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Biographical sketch of novelist Virginia Woolf - a member of the Bloomsbury Group whose manic depressive psychosis ultimately led to her suicide.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Clang Associations]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Clang associations are psychic associations resulting from sounds, often observed in the manic phase of manic-depressive psychosis. More...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Is It Me?]]></title>
         <link>http://bipolar.about.com/od/personalstories/a/isitme_carol.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Guest author Carol eloquently asks where her old self has gone now that mental illness has taken over her life.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cymbalta Medication Profile]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Profile of the selective serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor Cymbalta - generic duloxetine hydrochloride - which is prescribed for the treatment of major depression and the pain associated with diabetic neuropathy, as well as some significant off-label uses including bipolar disorder and fibromyalgia.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Margot Kidder]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Canadian-born actress Margot Kidder has bipolar disorder which has caused her severe problems. She now says orthomolecular medicine is her answer.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Personal Markers of Bipolar...]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The examples of markers provided in the DSM-IV for any one of the BP disorders are laughable in that they are too broad and unrepresentative of real life for most people who have the disorder. If we were to rewrite the DSM-IV to show clearly how the disorder presents itself in all its glory, what would we include?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nefazodone Medication Profile]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nefazodone is an antidepressant medication useful for persons who have anxiety or insomnia along with depression. It was formerly sold under the brand name Serzone, but Serzone was taken off the market in 2004 due to the possibility of its causing liver failure. The generic nefazodone is still available. Article covers major warnings and drug interactions, dosage information and side effects.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Psychiatric Conditions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The list of psychiatric conditions with symptoms similar to those of bipolar disorder is rather long. To further complicate the picture, most of these disorders can also occur with bipolar disorder. Here is a review of the major conditions that fall into this category.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Symbyax]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Symbyax is a combination of olanzapine, the active ingredient in Zyprexa, and fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac. It is the first medication approved by the FDA the treatment of the depressive phase of bipolar disorder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Community Support and News]]></title>
         <link>http://bipolar.about.com/od/support/a/community_news.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Quick reference guide to all the support resources available to you here at the About Bipolar Disorder website, including chat, forums, volunteer staff information and newsletters.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dick Cavett]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Media personality Dick Cavett, host of several talk shows, got into legal trouble due to a major depressive episode stemming from bipolar disorder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Essentials: Our Forums]]></title>
         <link>http://bipolar.about.com/cs/essentials/a/ess_forums.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A guide to our Bipolar Disorder message board forums, where we have discussions on medications, rapid cycling, spirituality, additional diagnoses that often accompany manic-depression, abuse issues and much more.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Diagnosis Tool]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many people are first diagnosed with depression or anxiety when they actually have bipolar disorder. Research in this area indicates one in two will first be told they have depression and one in four will be told they have anxiety. Researchers have been able to identify five predictors that accurately predict when those diagnosed with depression actually have bipolar disorder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Neuron]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Neurons are the specialized cells that make up the body's nervous system.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hypersexuality]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Hypersexuality means being excessively interested or involved in sexual activity. More ...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Delusion of Reference]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Delusions of reference refers to the strongly held belief that outside events, objects, behaviors of others, etc., have a particular significance to oneself. More ...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Psychomotor Agitation]]></title>
         <link>http://bipolar.about.com/od/glossaryp/g/gl_psymotoragit.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Psychomotor agitation is a restlessness brought on by mental tension. Learn more about psychomotor agitation.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sylvia Plath]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Poet Sylvia Plath suffered from extreme bipolar depression that profoundly affected her work and ultimately led to her suicide at the age of 30.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[DBT]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a method of treatment that was devised by Marsha Linehan, faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle, for the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Because of its success and due to similar behavior patterns, DBT is now being used in many settings as a viable therapy for the treatment of bipolar disorder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lithium: Tests &amp; Toxicity]]></title>
         <link>http://bipolar.about.com/od/lithium/a/0103_lithium2.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Tests on thyroid and kidneys need to be run before a person starts taking lithium, and serum levels need to be monitored, as lithium toxicity can be very dangerous.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why So Many Types of BP?]]></title>
         <link>http://bipolar.about.com/cs/faqs/f/faq_classifybp.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A brief look at the various subsets, descriptions and classifications for bipolar disorder and mood disorders - as defined in the United States and internationally.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Significant Other Struggles]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We often read of the difficulties and trials, frustrations with medications, and sense of isolation for those diagnosed with bipolar disorder.  In all of this, it is easy to forget that loved-ones and significant others are faced with as much emotional upheaval.  This is the story of a wife as she struggles along side her husband after his initial diagnosis.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Catatonia?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here is a brief but comprehensive definition of Catatonia and catatonic features - which may be present in bipolar disorder - schizoaffective disorder - or schizophrenia.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Medications for Mania]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The primary method of treatment for bipolar disorder is pharmacological intervention - medications. The prescriptions for treatment are usually specific to mania or depression. Outlined here, are some specific examples of antipsychotics used in the management of symptoms for mania.]]></description>
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