Monthly Archives: August 2016

Can Bipolar Disorder Lead to Diabetes?

Bipolar disorder patients often develop diabetes, and the medications used to treat bipolar symptoms may be to blame. People with bipolar disorder struggle with many side effects related to both their mental illness and their treatment therapies. In recent years, … Continue reading

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Driven to Distraction by Bipolar Disorder

If you find it hard to concentrate, controlling mood swings can help. There are also some tips you can use to reduce stress, get more sleep, and stay organized. Lack of concentration is a common symptom of bipolar disorder. People … Continue reading

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What to Medicate and When: the Role of Medication Across the Ages – Kenneth R. Silk, MD

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy: More and More Data

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Clang Associations in Bipolar Disorder

Clang associations, verbal linking of words with similar sounds, is a hallmark of psychotic phases of bipolar disorder. Linking words together based on similar sounds rather than coherent meaning is a symptom of psychosis in people with bipolar disorder. Such … Continue reading

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Is There a Bright Side to Bipolar Disorder?

People with bipolar disorder and the people around them may find hypomania — the period of time when they are creative, energetic, and charming — to be very appealing. People with bipolar disorder who have experienced mania or hypomania (the … Continue reading

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Sugar and Bipolar Disorder

Sweets may make you feel better temporarily, but all that sugar is bad news for mood swings. Lots of people consider a pint of ice cream the perfect cure for the blues. Others indulge in sugary snacks as a way … Continue reading

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Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Bipolar Disorder?

Certain omega-3s have promise as a natural remedy for some bipolar symptoms. Learn what the research has shown so far. Omega-3 fatty acids have earned a reputation as a wonder nutrient. Research has shown that omega-3s help lower cholesterol and … Continue reading

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Eating Disorders and Bipolar Disorder

Some bipolar patients may also have eating issues like anorexia and bulimia. Patients with bipolar disorder must work to control mood swings that range from manic to depressive. Evidence is mounting that many bipolar patients also must struggle to control … Continue reading

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OCD home management

Home Management Strategies for OCD Step 1: Teaching your child about anxiety No matter what type of anxiety problem your child is struggling with, it is important that he or she understands the facts about anxiety. Fact 1: Anxiety is … Continue reading

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