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Bi-Polar Disorder
Title: Bipolar Disorder (Easy to Read) *
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder-easy-to-read.shtml*
Description: This is a publication from the National Institute of Health that gives an in depth overview of Bi-Polar Disorder.
Author: National Institute of Health
Checked: 12/4/2008
Title: Depression and Bi-Polar Support Alliance *
URL: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_bipolar_overview *
Description: The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the nation’s leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses – depression and bipolar disorder. The organization fosters an understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably.
Author: Depression and Bi-Polar Support Alliance
Checked: 12/4/2008
Title: What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder? *
URL: http://www1.nmha.org/bipolar/public/signs.cfm *
Description: Bipolar disorder is often difficult to recognize and diagnose. It causes a person to have a high level of energy, grandiose thoughts or ideas, and impulsive or reckless behavior. These symptoms may feel good to a person, which may lead to denial that there is a problem.
Author: National Mental Health Association
Checked: 12/4/2008
Title: Bipolar Disorder and African Americans *
URL: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/information/get-info/bipolar-disorder/bipolar-disorder-and-african-americans *
Description: An estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness. A person with bipolar disorder can go from feeling very, very high (called mania) to feeling very, very low (depression). With proper treatment, people can control these mood swings and lead fulfilling lives. While the rate of bipolar disorder is the same among African Americans as it is among other Americans, African Americans are less...
Author: National Mental Health Association
Checked: 12/4/2008
Title: Suicide Prevention and Mood Disorders * **
URL: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=crisis_suicide_suicide * **
Description: If depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) affects you or someone you care about, you know that one symptom of these illnesses may be feelings of hopelessness and thoughts of suicide. If such thoughts occur …
Author: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Checked: 12/4/2008
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