October 24th, 2009 
admin Does mental illness increase a person’s risk of committing a violent crime? How does this contribute to stigma related to mental illness? In a very small town in West Tennessee, two people were shot and killed on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Investigators reported that 59 year old Alfred Stack entered Pathways Behavioral Health Services in [...]
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No Comments » September 29th, 2009 admin Catch up on some of the latest news about bipolar disorder! Searching around the internet this morning, I am catching up on more than a week’s worth of news. I found too many interesting things to pick just one so I am going to share several interesting news items. Mad Genius – The link between [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis Tags: about, all, behavior, beneficial, bipolar, creativity, Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, disorder, DSM, DSM V, genetic, health, hope, illness, link, Low, mental, Miss Singapore, mood swings, Ms, overdiagnosed, pharmaceutical, Psychosis, Ris, second opinion, Singapore, stigma, update, variation No Comments » September 18th, 2009 admin What are the differences and similarities in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia? You may be surprised. I took the time to watch ‘The Soloist’. Jamie Foxx plays a homeless man who had studied at Julliard and played the violin on the streets of Los Angeles. A news reporter was intrigued by him and began writing a [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, agitation, all, analysis, bipolar, Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia?, catatonic, cello, comparison, delusions, depressed, depressive, difference, disorder, disorganized, download, hallucinations, health, illness, incoherent, Jamie Foxx, mania, mental, musician, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr., paranoia, Psychosis, read, schizophrenia, Symptoms, The Soloist, types, violin No Comments » September 17th, 2009 admin Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is October 4-10, 2009. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) does not mention Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day on the 2009 MIAW web page. “In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first week of October as “Mental Illness Awareness Week” (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar Awareness Month, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, all, awareness, bipolar, day, disorder, health, illness, mental, month, NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, October, support, volunteer, week No Comments » September 11th, 2009 admin Everyone loves free stuff, so once again I am listing some free things related to mental illness and/or bipolar disorder. Free eBook: A Circus Mind Written by Matthew David Peck, this book shares his story of dealing with psychosis and his journey back to reality. http://www.archive.org/details/MyWorks.freeMentalIllnessRecoveryBook Free booklet about bipolar disorder A detailed booklet that [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis Tags: about, all, anxiety, attacks, bipolar, book, booklet, course, diary, disorder, ebook, electronic, free, freebies, health, illness, mental, online, panic, phobia, software, test, tool kit, workbook No Comments » August 7th, 2009 admin There are still quite a few people who simply do not believe that drinking alcohol while taking medication used to treat bipolar disorder is a very big mistake that can have dire consequences. I’d like to provide proof that it should be avoided in the hopes that it will help others to better manage their [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, Featured, My Personal Experiences, NOS Tags: about, alcohol, all, bipolar, disorder, effects, health, illness, interaction, medication, mental, treatment No Comments » July 27th, 2009 admin The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently released the 2009 scores for the public healthcare system in the United States. The country as a whole received a D and 6 states received a failing grade. Not one single state received an A. If you have ever used the public healthcare system for treatment of [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis Tags: about, all, bipolar, care, D, grade, health, healthcare, mental illness, mentally ill, NAMI, public No Comments »
