Bipolar Disability Affected by Prior Episodes

The frequency and types of prior episodes a bipolar individual has had may have a significant effect on their overall life function. According to new research, bipolar patients who have had more episodes appear to have more overall disability. Those with more manic episodes have more problems with work and family, and those with more depression [...]

Age of Onset Influences Prognosis in Bipolar

People with bipolar disorder whose symptoms began in childhood have a worse prognosis as adults. The earlier in life an individuals bipolar symptoms appear, and the longer the illness goes undiagnosed and untreated, the more severe the illness seems to be throughout life. According to Dr. Robert M. Post, from the Bipolar Collaborative Network in Bethesda, Md., [...]

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Depression, bipolar support group available

A Fergus Falls, Minn., man who climbed out of depression through a support group wants others to reap the benefits. Dave Offner, who has bipolar disorder, has created a chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance for the Breckenridge and Wahpeton area.

Missing/Declared Dead California Woman Possibly Alive And Living In Vegas

Ten months ago Mitrice Richardson walked out of a Los Angeles sheriffs station and mysteriously vanished. Family and friends of the 25-year-old teacher who suffers from bipolar disorder have had no idea where she could have gone, until potentially now. Los Angeles County Sheriffs spokesman Steve Whitmore says investigators have received numerous tips [...]