This article deals with BiPolar Disorder. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe,...
It is illegal to market drugs that are not FDA-approved for a specific condition. This criminal offense is called off-label marketing. Yet, 2 million children are currently being prescribed psychiatry's most...
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Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?Debbie Jeffries shows Correspondent Harold Dow the bag of marijuana she keeps in her freezer. (CBS) .hideit {display:none} (CBS) Debbie Jeffries of Rocklin, Calif., and her mother,...
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This is a music video I edited together for the hip hop artist SEEIN from Miami. It is about reaching out for help with the goal of preventing suicide. At the end people are presented with the 1-800-SUICIDE...
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A woman in a car accident in the UK burnt to death when she refused to leave her vehicle after the accident, an inquest has been told. Truly a bizarre story."A driver burnt to death after refusing to leave her vehicle when it was set alight following a crash, an inquest was...
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" Two genes in the brain that control the activity of the nerve cells may play a big role in a person's risk for developing bipolar disorder, which is marked by dramatic swings from being depressed to manic...
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A positive ending to what could have been a very sad story. A White Rock man missing since early June has been safely returned to his family, after suffering an emotional breakdown and leaving for Mexico without warning. The CBC ran the story yesterday, and many of the 10...
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As 1-800-SUICIDE marks its tenth anniversary this year, the hot line needs your help. It was founded in 1998 by Reese Butler in memory of his wife, Kristin who had committed suicide. The Kristin Brooks Hope...
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The first white man of rap, Vanilla Ice, was arrested earlier tonight in Palm Beach County, Florida. He wasn't arrested for drunk driving or drugs- he was arrested for beating his wife!Any respect you had for...
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Very unnerving, particularly the fact that it's also in NYC"s drinking water."
Trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs are lurking in Louisville's drinking water, including one used to treat people with bipolar disorder and alcohol withdrawal, and another prescribed to...
A music writer for the Guardian, Dorian Lynskey, had an interesting idea for his column this week--invite readers to name their favourite songs about mental illness. It might sound a little crude, but he...
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This is an extremely important issue that's rarely discussed in the media. A lot of the violent encounters between police and the mentally ill would be reduced by such a program. My vote is for effective talking instead of Tasers."The Canadian Mental Health Association...
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"I am absolutely making no assumptions about the state of mind 17-year old Alabama teen Ben Stanford was in when he decided to take his own life. However, I do have education and background in this field of...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is clearly colorful — breaking out
in song in the middle of speeches, firing government officials in
public, repeatedly alleging plots to kill him and, most recently,
pushing...
Some good news for parents "researchers at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital shows that a
specially formulated Omega-3 fatty acid supplement showed beneficial
results in a study of children with bipolar disorder."
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