Bipolar disorder

How Do I Cope With Bi-Polar Depression, No Meds or Even Shock Treatment Have Worked?

Question by Jeff E: How do I cope with bi-polar depression, no meds or even shock treatment have worked?
Please don’t recommend trying medications as I have tried about EVERY med for this disease.

I have been hospitalized… Continue reading

How to Get a Good Night's Sleep — Even When You're Depressed

How to Get a Good Night's Sleep — Even When You're Depressed
With a little bit of willpower and a change in routine, you can do this. Sleep is important. In fact, respondents to my survey of over 4,000 people… Continue reading

Can You Help Me Figure Out What This Culd Be?

Question by Jamie Routzong: can you help me figure out what this culd be?
okay, so my boyfriend thinks he has bipolar disorder. i disagree. unless its like, bipolar depression. i really think its just hormones. because he’s depressed, like… Continue reading

Beyond the 'Winter Blues': Five Things to Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder

Beyond the 'Winter Blues': Five Things to Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder
All devices come with detailed instructions, and most have a money-back guarantee. It is especially important for anyone with bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) to be seen regularly… Continue reading

I Think Psychologists Are Full of Crap, Do You Agree?

Question by anonymous: I think Psychologists are full of crap, do you agree?
*I took a psychological evaluation. The psychologist thinks I am bi-polar. He says I have “Hypomania”. I don’t think it should be considered a mental illness to… Continue reading

Don't Confuse Mental Health With Addictions

Don't Confuse Mental Health With Addictions
No one makes a decision to suddenly develop psychotic delusions or the mania of bipolar disorder or the crushing darkness of depression. These are illnesses that just happen as do other illnesses like MS… Continue reading

Teen Girls With Mental Health Issues Have Higher Risk of Pregnancy: Study

Teen girls with mental health issues have higher risk of pregnancy: study
The study found pregnancy rates among girls with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or major depression were not only three times higher, but they also have been declining at a… Continue reading

My New Daughter-in-Law Has Either Bi-Polar Disorder or Manic Depression. What Are the Best Ways to Diagnose?

Question by kentonskitty: My new daughter-in-law has either bi-polar disorder or manic depression. What are the best ways to diagnose?
I am about out of my mind. When she first moved in she was supposedly afraid of my son’s aggressions,… Continue reading

Depression, Not Cognitive Deficits, Improves With Sleep Loss in Bipolar I

Depression, not cognitive deficits, improves with sleep loss in bipolar I
Also "in agreement with the literature, we found that as medication load decreases, cognitive performance improves. However, medication effects alone are not likely to fully account for the… Continue reading

Who Do I See to Find Out if I Have BDD?

Question by Aimee: Who do I see to find out if I have BDD?
I am almost positive I have BDD (mental disorder of a distorted image of your body). It’s nothing new, I’ve felt this same way since 5th… Continue reading