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Bipolar Disorder

Friday's Progress Notes - January 13, 2005
Mental Health Information - Vol. 9 Issue 1
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder
2. Effective treatments for mania and bipolar depression
3. Use of CBT in the management of bipolar disorder
4. Bipolar disorder in the older adult
5. Bipolar in children and teens
6. Bipolar FAQs
7. Boredom and the provocative behavior of children with bipolar
8. Bipolar and sleep


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Dear Colleagues,

Bipolar disorder, a common and severe psychiatric disorder, causes major disruptions in a person's health and everyday life. Today's newsletter focuses on effective treatments and other issues associated with bipolar illness.

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1. eMEDICINE
Bipolar Affective Disorder
The authors review the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic229.htm

2. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Bipolar Disorder
This chapter on bipolar disorder is excerpted from Clinical Evidence Concise, published by the BMJ Publishing Group.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040401/bmj.html

3. PRIMARY PSYCHIATRY
In Session with Judith S. Beck, PhD: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
This article introduces cognitive-behavioral interventions for the management of bipolar disorder.
http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=332

4. CLINICAL GERIATRICS
Manic Behavior in the Elderly
Mania can present for the first time or reoccur as bipolar illness in the elderly.

5. MEDSCAPE
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment
This article reviews current literature on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.

6. ATHEALTH
Bipolar FAQs
There are different types of bipolar disorder. The type depends whether the recent mood was elevated, depressed, or mixed.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/bipolar.html

7. THE BIPOLAR CHILD NEWSLETTER
Boredom and the Provocative Behavior of Children With Bipolar Disorder
Children and adolescents with bipolar disorder seem particularly prone to bouts of boredom.
http://www.bipolarchild.com/newsletters/0402print.html

8. ATHEALTH.COM
Bipolar Disorder and Sleep Disorders
Sleep deprivation results in feelings of malaise, poor concentration, and moodiness, and even accidental deaths.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/bipolarandsleep.html


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