Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that an astonishing 52.3 percent of newly diagnosed bipolar disorder patients are prescribed antidepressant drugs first line. The new report […]

These moments are so strange and beautiful. Perceived time somehow stretching and slowing down, bodily reverberations of space felt in the core of awareness. Something has happened, the world’s appearance has shifted again. Perceived distance, so deep and long. Sound presence felt throughout. Deliberate intent inside muted. Pulsating […]

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects along with marked impulsivity. Borderline personality disorder is the most common personality disorder and occurs in about 2% of the population.
It usually presents itself by early adulthood and is present in a variety of settings (e.g., not […]

I’m glad to report that we’re stable at our house. We’ve recently been on a 2 week vacation from Montana to California and we weathered the trip quite well. We took our supplements with us, but we weren’t as faithful to them as when we’re home. Even so, we felt strong and […]

A well-educated psychiatrist leaves an academic career to work at an institution where his father, a novelist, lived before writing a renowned children’s book. Acclimating to his position, he encounters a schizophrenic who helps him to discover the book’s secrets and his place in the story.

I have been fighting the battle of finding sources of motivation my whole life. The reason I quit school was because it was not motivating.
I have huge problems doing anything I don’t want to be doing, and this went well beyond the standard “rebellious teen” stereotype I was frequently pinned with.
My moods and my general […]

Bipolar and Impulsive Spending
The day before New Year’s Eve, my daughter, went out and had hair extensions put in her hair. She was only able to keep them in for three days because the metal clips used to attach each extension was making her head itch??!! As close as I can figure they must have […]

Dear friends,

This week’s chat will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time. (That is the same as Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 01:00 GMT/UTC.) Click here to join the chat.
Topic: This week we will have an open discussion; there will be no preset topic.
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Genetic or hereditary factors contribute to the risk of bipolar disorder. Studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of bipolar disorder is higher among the parents of bipolar patients. However, hereditary factors are not the only cause of bipolar disorder.Studies of identical twins suggest that both genes and other factors play a role in the cause […]

Dear friends,

This week’s chat will be held Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time. (That is the same as Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at 01:00 GMT/UTC.) Click here to join the chat.
Topic: This week we will have an open discussion; there will be no preset topic.
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