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A Summary of Clinical Issues and Treatment Options Description: Epidemiology, classifications, diagnosing, comorbidity, age of onset and gender issues, pregnancy and postpartum, medications, treatments, acute mania and mixed states. (mentalhealth.com) |
| About.com-Bipolar Disorder Description: Articles pertaining to the illness and links. (bipolar.about.com) |
| Additude Description: Illness in children discussed. (additudemag.com) |
| American Psychiatric Association Description: Symptoms, causes, treatment and resources. (psych.org) |
| Are Migraines and Bipolar Disorder Related Description: Comparison, comorbidity and treatment considerations. (psychiatrictimes.com) |
| Bipolar Conference Transcripts Description: Living with the illness, food, parenting, treatment options, coping, suicide, medications, stability, self-help, children and special education law. (healthyplace.com) |
| Bipolar Disorder Description: Signs, treatment, self-support, information and booklist. From the AAFP. (familydoctor.org) |
| Bipolar Disorder Description: Symptoms, who gets it, causes, seriousness, electroconvulsive therapy, psychologic and lifestyle approaches and where help can be obtained. (morehead.org) |
| Bipolar Disorder Articles Description: Illness defined, diagnosis, FAQs, self care, clinical information, treatment, anti-suicidal effects of lithium, psychopharmacology, management and illness in children and adolescents. (mhsanctuary.com) |
| Bipolar Disorder Guide Picks Description: Causes, diagnosis, information, treatments, support and symptoms. (depression.about.com) |
| Bipolar Disorder Today Description: Membership area, bookstore, archive, DSM IV diagnosis, research, articles, bulletin board, personal stories, self care, clinicians, resources and FAQ. (mental-health-today.com) |
| Bipolar Disorders Information Center Description: Clinical treatment, newsletter, conferences and resources. (mhsource.com) |
| Bipolar Disorders Research Center Description: Systematic enhancement program, clinical studies and treatment options. (paynewhitney.yourmd.com) |
| Bipolar Genetics Collaboration Description: High and low states, inherited, children of sufferers, medical management, psychotherapy, video and join the research. (bipolargenes.org) |
| Brain Place Description: Abstract covering the illness, patients' stories and scans of the brain. (brainplace.com) |
| Center for Genome Research Description: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, single letter variation in a gene, genotyping, chromosome 11 and neurotrophins. (www-genome.wi.mit.edu) |
| Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Description: Abstract covering topics such as: developmental considerations, clinical characteristics, naturalistic course, neurobiology, psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments. (bpso.org) |
| Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder Description: Schizoaffective disorder, mixed episode, rapid cycling and psychotic features. (psychiatrist.com) |
| eMedicine - Bipolar Disorder Description: Introductory information, causes, signs and symptoms, when to call the doctor, when to go to the hospital, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, prevention and follow-up. (emedicine.com) |
| eMedicine-Bipolar Affective Disorder Description: History of the illness, pathophysiology, mortality and morbidity, race, sex, age, episodes defined, physical, suicide, homicide and causes. (emedicine.com) |
| Gabapentin for Depression, Mania and Anxiety Description: Information about Neurontin and its use in psychiatry to treat patients with treatment-resistant mood disorders in an FAQ format. (psycom.net) |
| Genetics Research Program Description: Treatment advances and the findings about chromosome 22. (bipolar.ucsd.edu) |
| Genomic Study of Bipolar Disorder Description: About the study, symptoms, project aims, concepts and benefits. (ethos3.wustl.edu) |
| GlaxoSmithKline: Lamotrigine Description: Studies presented at American Psychiatric Association meeting find the drug significantly delayed relapse or recurrence of episodes. (science.gsk.com) |
| Going to Extremes: Bipolar Disorder Description: Statistics, symptoms, mania, mixed state, treatments, research findings and clinical trial. (mental-health-matters.com) |
| Health Description: Conditions, newsletters, directory of practitioners, treatment, issues, resources, books and medicine. (athealth.com) |
| In Transition: Manic Depression and the New Year Description: A fitting metaphor for a discussion of Bipolar illness. (armchair.com) |
| Is Manic Behavior Good for Business? Description: Hypomania in the work field described with references to successful business people. (careers.usatoday.com) |
| Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Description: Symptoms, gene expression, environmental factors and links. (hopkinsmedicine.org) |
| Johns Hopkins Medicine Description: Moods described, symptom overlap and treatment. (hopkinsmedicine.org) |
| Lithium and Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder Description: Therapeutics research, implications of findings and effects of discontinuing medication. (afsp.org) |
| Mama's Health Description: Dreams, phases defined, symptoms and statistics. (mamashealth.com) |
| Management of Bipolar Disorder Description: Illness explained, epidemiology, clinical presentations, children, adolescents, comorbid conditions, treatment, ongoing care, medication, family and psychosocial issues and bibliography. (aafp.org) |
| McMan's Articles Description: Diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, struggles, stories, suicide prevention, issues and advocacy. (mcmanweb.com) |
| McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web Description: Diagnosis, treatment, stories, issues, books and chat. (mcmanweb.com) |
| Merck Manual Description: Symptoms, treatment, maintenance therapy, prevention of rapid cycling, precautions during pregnancy, psychoeducation and psychotherapy. (merck.com) |
| Nature: A 'Sticky Switch' in Bipolar Disorder? Description: Report on research by John D. Pettigrew and Steven M. Miller about sufferers' brains switching slower between the cerebral hemispheres. (nature.com) |
| Psychiatric Times Description: Diagnosing criteria, symptoms between children and adults, epidemiologic study, medications and circadian integrity. (psychiatrictimes.com) |
| Psychology Today: Bipolar Disorder Description: Definition, symptoms, causes and treatment. (psychologytoday.com) |
| Research into Bipolar Disorder Description: Genetics, environment, research, projects, publications, contact and links. (mood.bham.ac.uk) |
| Second International Conference on Bipolar Disorder Description: Pharmacotherapy, child and adolescent bipolarity, psychosocial aspects and genetic findings. (wpic.pitt.edu) |
| Stanley Center Description: Research studies, conferences, newsletters and links. (wpic.pitt.edu) |
| Study Results Offer New Hope Description: Seroquel, "quetiapine" a new generation antipsychotic when taken in combination with mood stabilizers is well tolerated and effective at treating manic symptoms. (eurekalert.org) |
| Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program Description: Five year treatment study funded by National Institute of Mental Health and coordinated by Massachusetts General Hospital. (stepbd.org) |
| The Foundation for Genetic Education and Counseling Description: Features of mania and major depression, causes, making sense, genetically susceptible, testing for genes, status of research, discrimination, family planning and resources. (fgec.org) |
| The Prevalent Clinical Spectrum of Bipolar Disorders Description: Illness explained, legal and illegal medications, guidelines and treatment. (biopsychiatry.com) |
| Thyroid and Bipolar Disorder Description: The hormone, interactions and treatment. (psycheducation.org) |
| Veritas Medicine Description: Search for clinical trials, email updates, clinical process, participation in studies, background, safety, pre-enrollment, drugs and placebo. (veritasmedicine.com) |
| What is Bipolar Disorder? Description: Illness categorized, causes, suicide, thinking and memory problems, substance abuse, effects on loved ones, diagnosis, treatment, medication, electroconvulsive and magnetic therapies and links. (reutershealth.com) |
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