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What You Should Know About Bipolar Disorder

What Is It? Sometimes called manic depression, bipolar disorder causes extreme shifts in mood. People who have it may spend weeks feeling like they’re on top of the world before plunging into a deep depression. The length of each high … Continue reading

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Bipolar Disorder and Your Job

A bipolar disorder diagnosis can have a big effect on your job and career. In a survey of people with depression and bipolar disorderconducted by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, 88% said their condition affected their ability to work. … Continue reading

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What to expect from therapy

You’ve decided you need psychotherapy, but the whole idea of it makes you nervous. You feel vulnerable at the thought of talking about your struggles, and you don’t know what to expect. You’re not alone. Most people are at least … Continue reading

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Mental Health: More Than A Military Issue

Depression should be talked about with the same candor as say, diabetes. But we have quite a ways to go in recognizing what it looks like – and stripping away the shame attached to mental health conditions, says Rory Brosius. … Continue reading

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Emotional Health VideO

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Beat Life

BEAT LIFE   Life is like a treasure hunt. We keep searching for the answers to unlock mysteries presented to us by life. We are always on a wild goose chase thinking we are nearing the key that will unravel … Continue reading

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Fav Quotes

We can become more than we r. If you do succeed try not to look surprised. Success means hanging on wen others have let go. Anywhere is paradise it’s all up to you. I’ve got dreams in hidden places. Enjoy … Continue reading

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New Research Helps to Improve Understanding of Bipolar Disorder in Youth

Bipolar disorder may be hard to identify in children and adolescents for several reasons, including a lack of age-appropriate diagnostic guidelines and symptoms different than those commonly seen in adults with the disorder. However, findings from two studies by NIMH-funded … Continue reading

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Bipolar Disorder Exacts Twice Depression’s Toll in Workplace, Productivity Lags Even After Mood Lifts

Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found. Each U.S. worker with bipolar disorder averaged 65.5 lost … Continue reading

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Obesity Linked with Mood and Anxiety Disorders

July 3, 2006 • Science Update Results of an NIMH-funded study show that nearly one out of four cases of obesity is associated with a mood or anxiety disorder, but the causal relationship and complex interplay between the two is … Continue reading

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