Bipolar Disorder News

A Washington DC sex therapist says sex addiction is common among Washington's powerful, adding that many of the sex addicts she treats also suffer from bipolar disorders. via WUSA9.com Washington, DC

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“It's difficult to go to a lecture on bipolar disorder that doesn't begin with, 'Make sure you don't miss...,'”

Many people who have been told by their doctors that they have bipolar disorder don't really have it. via WebMD Health News

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“It's positive for both parties in that at least now everyone can move forward, the club has been very supportive and Tim certainly appreciates that.”

Released: Tim Smith is undergoing treatment for Bipolar Disorder. Map: Parramatta 2150 The Parramatta Eels have granted half-back Tim Smith an immediate release from the remainder of his NRL contract. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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“There is an acute need for well-designed and executed randomised controlled trials in this field.”

More well-designed studies are required before any conclusions can be drawn on the benefits of omega-3 for people with bipolar disorders, University of Oxford researchers have reported after reviewing the ... via NutraIngredients

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“Interviewed psychiatrists report that Seroquel can sometimes require twice-daily dosing for sustained efficacy”

The new report entitled Bipolar Disorder: Although Bipolar Mania Is a Crowded Market, Physicians Continue to Demand Better Treatment finds that surveyed psychiatrists indicate that they would prescribe ... via Rehab Management

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“Amy said, 'I haven't lost anything, but you can send her to the hospital,' ”

Watch Amy Smith talk about her son's battle, and eventual death, from drug addiction. via The Times

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“I was called 'slow motion,' I was called 'gimp,' I was called 'midget,' and that was by the teachers”

Health insurance policies would be required to cover treatment for certain mental illnesses under a bill passed unanimously by the House. via HeraldTribune.com

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Alkermes Inc. wants federal regulators to use its signature schizophrenia drug to also treat bipolar disorder. via Boston Business Journal

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Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. , submitted a Supplemental New Drug Application for Risperdal Consta to the FDA seeking approval for adjunctive maintenance treatment to delay the ... via Contract Pharma Breaking News

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Frank J. T. Staal, PhD ; Dick de Ridder, PhD ; Ralph W. Kupka, MD, PhD ; Willem A. Nolen, MD, PhD ; Hemmo A. Drexhage, MD, PhD Arch Gen Psychiatry. via Archives General Psychiatry

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