Archive forFebruary, 2007

Extreme Irritability: Is It Childhood Bipolar Disorder?

Extreme Irritability: Is It Childhood Bipolar Disorder?
WebWire - Brain s electrical signals provide clues. Results of a new study may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of two debilitating childhood mental disorders pediatric bipolar disorder (BD) and a syndrome called severe mood dysregulation (SMD …

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Bipolar man dies in custody How? Why? 

Bipolar man dies in custody How? Why? 
Two years ago, Ronald Eugene Blighton Jr. invited Gilroy police to kill him when they arrived at his door. “If you come in, make sure your Glocks are out,'’ he said before charging at them with a knife and police baton. The cops sprayed him with a half-dozen pepper balls instead and took him to the hospital.

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Medication for Bipolar Disorder Under Fire 

Medication for Bipolar Disorder Under Fire 
By Alex Berenson New York Times News Service At first, the psychiatric drug Zyprexa may have saved John Eric Kauffman’s life, rescuing him from his hallucinations and other symptoms of acute psychosis.

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Bipolar Central Posts One Hundredth Article 

Bipolar Central Posts One Hundredth Article 
Bipolar Central is celebrating the posting of their one hundredth article about Bipolar Disorder on www.bipolarcentral.com. The articles are not only written for people who have Bipolar Disorder, but also for supporters of loved ones with the disorder. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2007)

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Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk Among Patients Currently Treated …

Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk Among Patients Currently Treated …
Medscape News - Stimpson N, Agrawal N, Lewis G. Randomised controlled trials investigating pharmacological and psychological interventions for treatment-refractory depression. Systematic review. Br J Psychiatry. 2002;181:284-294. Abstract Entsuah AR, Huang H, Thase …

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AtriCure Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Isolator(TM) Synergy(TM) Bipolar Ablation System and Performs First Case 

AtriCure Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Isolator(TM) Synergy(TM) Bipolar Ablation System and Performs First Case 
AtriCure, Inc. , a medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling innovative surgical devices, announced today that it has received Food and Drug Administration 510 clearance for its Isolator Synergy Bipolar Ablation System for the ablation of soft tissue.

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Stiller Denies Bipolar Rumours 

Stiller Denies Bipolar Rumours 
Ben Stiller has laughed off reports he suffers from bipolar disorder, insisting there is nothing wrong with his mental health. The “Meet The Parents” star has long been rumoured to have the illness, after he once made a quip about having a split personality in a magazine interview.

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Through bipolar eyes 

Through bipolar eyes 
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Tv Writer Abbott Reveals Bipolar Pain 

Tv Writer Abbott Reveals Bipolar Pain 
British TV writer PAUL ABBOTT has suffered from bipolar disorder since he was 11 and battles suicidal urges every day of his life. The award winning

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The storm of a bipolar child

The storm of a bipolar child
Newsday - At age 4, Jesse was explosive and inconsolable when things didn’t go his way. By the time he entered kindergarten in Manhattan, a paranoia had taken over, and he felt the other kids were looking at him strangely. He wanted to lash out at them because …

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