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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens

Kids Mental Health Info

Facts for Families on Bipolar Disorder Adapted from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depressive illness) is an illness of the brain that causes extreme changes in a persons mood, energy, thinking, and behavior. The illness can affect anyone.

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It’s Health’s Illusions I Recall, I Really Don’t Know Health at All

Mad in America

T here is a core concept shaping the ‘market’ in health, the concept of an assay, that few doctors or patients understand. This idea went nowhere, until a birth defect crisis triggered by thalidomide, a sleeping pill, struck. It doesn’t pay in this situation to be an educated patient. Even fewer spot the role assays play.

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35 Years Strong: Theo’s Journey of Sobriety, Recovery, and Mental Health Resilience

Santa Barbara Sanctuary Centers

Living on his own in San Carlos Hills at just 18, Theos life revolved around maintaining a facade of freedom and success while his addiction and mental health struggles grew unchecked. Theo dealt with bouts of bipolar disorder and deep-seated shame from his years of addiction. Courtesy of Theo Ressler.

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Healing From Psychiatric Drug Harm, Part 2: Rational Approaches to Recovery

Mad in America

I was still in the proselytizing phase of my recovery, believing it was my mission to educate all medical providers about the harms of psychiatric drugs, so I told the nurse practitioner at the pain clinic, “Denise,” the truth about why I was there. Dr. B ordered a sleep study. She quipped, “ Everyone has bipolar.”

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Psychosis in Teens

Kids Mental Health Info

Psychosis can be a symptom of an illness called schizophrenia, or less commonly can be a symptom of bipolar disorder , depression, or even (rarely) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If a teen has psychosis, they might hear or see things that arent there.

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Treating Lawyers with Depression: One Psychologist’s Top 10 Tips

Lawyers with Depression

Depression is a mental health disorder that affects roughly 10 to 15 percent of the general population. He cites (1) pessimism ; (2) feelings of helplessness and (3) the win-loss mentality so common in the practice of law. Take your mental health seriously. and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. Mostly sees patients with a Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder. Mercedes Rizo, M.D.