Everybody has changes in moods, or mood swings, from having days where we feel good to bad days where we feel depressed or down. Bipolar affective disorder is the extreme of these circumstances and is both debilitating and often very dangerous. Bipolar affective disorder has a numbe…
5 Tips To Understanding Bipolar Affective Disorder

Mood Disorders And Depression
By Jeannie Crabtree
We all suffer with bad moods from time to time. But if you are someone who is in a bad mood or depressed much of the time, take heart. There are natural remedies to help with balancing your mood disorders.
If you have a problem with bad moods, you ma…
Mood Disorders And Depression

Bipolar disorder is the medical name for manic-depressive illness and doesn’t just effect sufferers but can have a serious effect on family members and friends. Early diagnosis can be a big factor in the effective combating or this serious mental illness and without diagnosis it can become much more serious possibly leading to suicide. Bipolar disorder effe…
5 Tips To Coping With Bipolar Disorder

My husband, Dave, has been married to me, a bonafide health nut for one year now. He’s glad.
For one year he’s been relatively stable in his moods, experiencing danger signs of depression only during extreme stress. And during those times of stress we were able to avoid him taking the plunge into depression OR the jump up into a manic state! Here’s what we did to manage my husband…
Regulating Manic Depression/Bipolar Disorder During One Year

Anyone with bipolar disorder should be under the care of a psychiatrist skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
Other mental health professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatric social workers, and psychiatric nurses, can assist in providing the person and family with additional approaches to treatment. However, they are unabl…
How Can Individuals and Families Get Help for Bipolar Disorder?

Unfortunately, many people with bipolar symptoms are unable to get the treatment, medications and support they require due to financial difficulties. There is an option, however.
Some people with bipolar disorder receive medication and/or psychosocial therapy at no charge by volunteering to participate in clinical studies (clinical trials). Clinical studies involve the scientific …
Can You Get Free Treatment For Bipolar Disorder?

Is it Moodiness or a Mood Disorder?How to Spot Potential Depression or Bipolar Disorder Step aside, ADD and anxiety—mood disorders are fast becoming the most talked-about illness of the decade. From sitcom characters and celebrities to everyday adults and children, more and more people are being diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder. Still, thousands of others cont…
How to Spot Potential Depression or Bipolar Disorder

If you’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) you are not alone. It has been estimated that over 2 million people in the United States suffer from this form of mental illness which involves episodes of both mania and depression. Although bipolar disorder usually begins in childhood or early adulthood, it is often not recognized as an illn…
So You’ve Been Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for someone with bipolar disorder to become suicidal. Anyone who is thinking about committing suicide needs immediate attention, preferably from a mental health professional or a physician. Anyone who talks about suicide should be taken seriously…
Preventing Suicide in Bipolar Disorder