Intellects and Artists 
The innate intellectual and artistic aspects of many people afflicted with the Bipolar Type 2 Disorder make it as difficult to diagnose as it is to accept ...

Treating Bipolar Disorder 
When the word treatment is used, several people will think automatically of it as something to do with medicine and nothing more. When it comes to bipolar ...

Diagnosing Bipolar DisorderSharpening the Saw: The Importance of Being Given the Right Tools 
Bipolar is not a term a term that defines me. It does not determine my character, goals, ambitions, and relationships. This simple realization took many ...

Hopeful Horizon for Bipolar Treatment 
Those of us living with Bipolar Disorder, a mental illness formerly labeled as Manic Depression, may now have cause for new hope, regarding a more natural ...

Use of Mood Trackers in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder 
Bipolar disorder, a cyclical illness characterized by periods of depression and mania, can be successfully treated with the use of medication, therapy ...

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Adolescence: A Difficult Task 
Abstract
Bipolar Disorder in adolescence has confused many professionals in the psychiatric field. The disorder is difficult to diagnose and was originally ...

Discussion on Bipolar 
Bipolar is a mental disease that affects million of people all around the world. According to the Social Security Administration, bipolar qualifies as ...

Is Bipolar Disorder a Disability? 
Bipolar Disorder is a debilitating affliction and is considered a disability due in part to the severity, varity and unpreditcability of how bipolar ...

Symptoms of Biploar Disorder 
Some in the medical profession fail to make a correct diagnosis of bipolar disorder. In seeing a person complaining of depression a psychiarist may ...

Info on Bipolar Disorder 
Everyone experiences ups and downs in life. Sometimes we all just have a bad day. Other days can be really great, but how can you tell when these ...

Is bipolar a disability? 
Is bipolar a disability? This is a question I struggle with almost daily. I receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). My psychiatrist and ...

Understanding the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder 
Bipolar disorder affects many people. The symptoms of bipolar differ for each person depending on the type of bipolar disorder the person may be diagnosed ...

Dealing With Manic Depression in Institutions of Higher Education 
The world is still continuing to face the present and ongoing economic crisis and unemployment and joblessness are at a record-breaking high. In order ...

Just Because You're Bipolar, Doesn't Mean Your Different 
Having bipolar disorder does not mean you are different. It just means that you have a chemical imbalance and you might need medication to even your moods ...

Info on bi-polar disorder - my story 
Somehow, I always knew I was different. I first started suffering from severe depression at about age 11, but no one around me knew -- not my parents,...

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder 
In recent years the number of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder has increased dramatically.
Why is this? Only a few years ago, the estimates were ...

Bipolar Treatments and Pregnancy 
"Bipolar disorder is a serious medical illness that causes shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function" (NIH, 2009).

Throughout pregnancy,...

The Perfect Position 
Imagine opening up the classifieds of the local Sunday newspaper to find that there is an opening for the exact job that you have been searching for....

Seeking Empowerment Through Bipolar Disorder 
For many years I lived a life both at the mercy of severe depression and the awesome highs of bipolar I disorder. My moods dictated the successes and ...

I Can 
“I can’t do this. I have an issue, a problem, and especially today I do not feel happy like I did last week. Just leave me alone!”

When asked the question,...

Diagnosing in the Dark: The Challenges of Identifying Bipolar Disorder 
"Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do 'practice'?" This witty one-liner is actually quite accurate when diagnosing bipolar disorder ...

"Keep Your Chin Up" 
I was used to having an abnormal brain. Depression had been my best friend since I was 12 years old. Obsessive compulsive behavior was my campanion ...

Info on Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Disorder Type II  
Many people have heard of Bipolar Disorder. What is often times not known about bipolar disorder is that there are many forms of it, each one presenting ...

Treatment for Bipolar Disorder 
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 15. The years prior to that were some of my toughest due to not knowing my illness. I am now in college ...

Alternative Treatments For Bipolar Disorder 
There are many treatments available for those suffering with bipolar disorder but one area that is commonly overlooked is the realm of alternative therapies....

Bipolar: Nature or Nurture? 
Bipolar: Nature or Nurture?

It has only been relatively recently conceptions of mental illness have come out of the dark ages. With no known scientific ...

A.T.I. DUAL-DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT CENTER 
Alternative Treatment International (A.T.I.) is an inpatient treatment center offering clinical and alternative treatments for individuals suffering from ...

Who is to Blame? 
Many people with bipolar disorder experience life-altering events which confuse those around them. These events alienate them from the world they live ...

How I deal with mood swings. 
I have found mood swings can ruin a whole week. You are having a great week and then it takes one bad moment and everything falls apart. Depression or ...

Treatments for Bipolar Disorder 
One of the worst problems with Bipolar Disorder is that people who are suffering from the disorder are often not aware of the seriousness disruption that ...

Weight Gain with Bipolar Medications 
The newer medications, mood stabilizers, for bipolar disorder have as a generally well-known side effect a weight gain in the patient. This weight gain ...