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Does Your Loved One Change History?

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Post-Partum Psychosis Rare but Real

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:40:10 +0000

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The existence of post-partum psychosis and post-partum depression has been hotly contested publicly. Tom Cruises denouncement of Brooke Shields diagnosis of post-partum depression is perhaps the most visible example of the controversy among laypeople, but in the medical literature the reality of both post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis is much more well-established. The so-called baby blues are common, affecting 30-75% of new mothers ( fathers are affected too ). True post-par

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DBSA National Conference 2009: Literature tables

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:40:04 +0000

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Joel said that the biggest difference from the literature tables at last years DBSA conference was the greater prominence of information on getting people off of disability and back to work. A lot of people with bipolar disorder are on disability. (Many also are not, either because theyre being supported by family members without recourse to disability, or because they are working.) Getting on disability is a slow and difficult process, which often involves being rejected at least once. (

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Family of Texas Musician Who Died On Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Sues Maker

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:26:58 +0000

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Relatives of a Texas musician who died in 2007 after acting bizarrely while taking the smoking-cessation drug Chantix have filed a lawsuit against the drugs maker, Pfizer, accusing the company of failing to warn of suicidal thoughts and other dangerous psychiatric side effects associated with the medication.The shocking death of Carter Albrecht on September 3, 2007 became a high-profile example of reports of dangerous complications seen in people taking Chantix to kick their habits. Albrecht, a

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New Orleans is the Forgotten City

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:26:24 +0000

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Jackson Square, New Orleans Let’s be real, for a moment. For years, the only reason why the subject of New Orleans would ever come up in polite society was because it served as an effectivepunchline to highlight the failure of the Bush years. The citizensof New Orleansare finally waking up to the lip service being paid to their needs. Wasn’t President Obama supposed to fix New Orleans and put right one of the major failures of the Bush years? Harry Shearer is wondering just that:

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FDA Approves New Drug For Treating Mental Illnesses

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:47:01 +0000

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US (ChattahBox) – The FDA has approved the drug Saphris for treating schizophrenia and Bipolar I disorders. Both are serious mental conditions that have been treated by a variety of drugs that are effective in some, and ineffective in others. Schizophrenia is a condition where a person will begin to have delusions and hallucinations, such as auditory phenomenon that makes them believe they are hearing voices. They also experience paranoia, such as believing that others are after them, or

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Notes About Panic And Panic Disorder Scenarios

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:07:58 +0000

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by Daniel Rickenstock The numbers of anxiety cases in the US are very large. Anxiety and panic related disorders are major health problems or often times gateway problems that can eventually become serious health issues. Anxiety is a problem that will possibly bring about other issues such as depression or maybe even suicide. Anxiety has many various treatments in the for of drugs or professional counseling. If an anxiety disorder is obvious in a friend’s life, then it is imperative to see

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Bipolar I Disorder

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:53:07 +0000

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by Sheila Wilson Bipolar I, also known as manic depression, is a relatively common psychological disorder. Bipolar disorder has three main types: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Bipolar III. The defining symptoms of bipolar disorder are episodes of depression and euphoria that cannot be explained by the persons situation. The main symptom of Bipolar I is that the person has experienced a manic or mixed episode. An episode of mania causes irritability or euphoria, poor judgment, difficulty concent

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Treating Bipolar Symptoms Of Depression With Antidepressant Bipolar Medication

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:45:36 +0000

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by Ken P Doyle Where do they go when people are depressed? This bipolar symptom of depression is a crippling disease and if left not treated over time can get worse and in the process claim lives. Medication can help people with the disease and get out of their depression because science and medical research has proven that. The Mind People are asking when they try and deal with this illness where does all this begin, this depression in bipolar? The brain which is responsible for looking

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Windows

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:55:32 +0000

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by Sarah G., Guest Blogger Light streams through the trees and throws dappled shadows over the ground. The shadows morph and shift with the light as limbs and leaves respond to the breeze. Light has a way of looking and feeling different throughout its daily life cycle, and morning light is my favorite. The shadows and light, just two dancing partners on Natures vast stage, begin to creep through the window and climb up the wall. The effect is that of a thousand butterflies alighting moment

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