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Bipolar disorder (manic depression) is a brain disorder, a chemical deficiency in the brain. This disorder causes shifts in a person's mood state, energy level and performance ability. Suicide is a dangerous component of the bipolar puzzle. This illness is long-term but treatable. A combination of drugs and psychotherapy is widely prescribed and will return most patients to a productive life.

Resources in This Category

• American Academy of Family Physicians: Management of Bipolar Disorder

  http://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0915/p1343.html
  Illness explained, epidemiology, clinical presentations, children, adolescents, comorbid conditions, treatment, ongoing care, medication, family and psychosocial issues and bibliography.

• Bipolar Disorders Clinic

  http://www.stanford.edu/group/bipolar.clinic
  Run by Stanford University's School of Medicine. Details outpatient treatment and clinical trials in medication research.

• Bipolar Family Treatment Center

  http://www.bpfamily.org/
  Dedicated to the compassionate support, treatment and understanding of bipolar illness within the context of the family. Details about the services which include outpatient, consultations and inpatient. New York, N.Y.

• Lithium and Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder

  http://www.healthyplace.com/bipolar-disorder/articles/lithium-and-suicide-risk-in-bipolar-disorder/
  Therapeutics research, implications of findings and effects of discontinuing medication. at HealthyPlace.com.

• New Methods of Coping with Bipolar Disorder Devised

  http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0426026.htm
  New treatment method outlined.

• Study results offer new hope for people with manic depression

  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-09/shi-sro091202.php
  Describes a clinical trial involving the anti-psychotic Seroquel (quetiapine).

 

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