Treatment

Bipolar Disorder

Finding a Mental Health Professional

May 29, 2015 impiou5 Comments Off on Finding a Mental Health Professional

A Personal Guide We’ve been there. We can help. If you or someone you know is experiencing mood swings, persistent sadness or anxiety, or having trouble sleeping or eating, you might have decided it’s time to […]

Bipolar Disorder

ECT Overview

February 5, 2015 impiou5 Comments Off on ECT Overview

Electroshock can also be fatal. Estimates of ECT-related death rates vary widely. Professional journals are disinclined to publish reports or studies of ECT-related deaths. Not since 1957 has any journal published a large-scale study of ECT-related deaths (see in the text Impastato’s first entry in 1957). […]

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Affective Disorder – A Guide to Recovery

July 5, 2014 impiou5 Comments Off on Bipolar Affective Disorder – A Guide to Recovery

Individuals with bipolar disorder often spend many years seeking professional help and may get from three to four diagnoses from doctors before receiving a correct diagnosis. Early diagnosis is important as it can lessen the effects of the disorder on the individual. Individuals with bipolar disorder have an approximately 75-80 percent risk for alcohol and substance abuse. Marital fluctuation, chronic unemployment, and suicide are also prevalent. […]

Resources

Psychologists

April 10, 2014 impiou5 Comments Off on Psychologists

Beliefs run your genes. Gene expression is actually affected by consciousness (perception) and environment. Good therapy helps change self-destructive beliefs. […]

Bipolar Disorder

ECT

April 7, 2014 impiou5 Comments Off on ECT

The hallmark of clinical depression is diminished capacity, so a patient often has no qualms about making self-destructive or life- altering decisions in hopes of relief. […]

Bipolar Disorder

Suicide Prevention

November 10, 2013 impiou5 Comments Off on Suicide Prevention

You don’t have to feel this way. There is help. You can cope with suicidal feelings and thoughts. They are not your fault and they do not have to continue. Don’t give in. Don’t lose hope. There is help. Call (800) 442-HOPE. […]

Depression

PTSD

October 22, 2013 impiou5 Comments Off on PTSD

PTSD & Parkinson’s Disease: Longer Version

How cortisol can affect the hippocampus, amyglada,damage neurons, synapses and dendrites, etc. The link between emotional trauma and Parkinson’s. […]

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Depression Symptoms

September 11, 2013 impiou5 Comments Off on Bipolar Depression Symptoms

Most of these symptoms are fairly easy for a patient or others to notice. Examples of each are given to help you or family, friends and others to recognize when loss of energy and decreased activity may signal the onset or presence of a bipolar depressive episode. […]