Sibutramine-induced mania as the first manifestation of bipolar disorder. 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Sibutramine, used in obesity treatment, has been associated with many neuropsychiatric side effects including hypomanic and manic episodes. Hypomanic or manic episodes related to sibutramine treatment were earlier reported in patients who had previous ...

 

Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression) 
The Korea Herald
Bipolar disorder gets its name because it is associated with mood swings from one extreme to the other. It used to be called manic depression, as it involves both the lows of depression and the highs of mania. People with this illness experience ...

 

A new look at nature of mood disorder 
Boston.com
By age 12, doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder. The idea that he had a chronic mental illness - one typically marked in adulthood by manic periods followed by depression - frightened him. ?It's something you think you'll have your entire life ...
Mental health issues addressed with humor Springfield News Sun

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Proposed diagnosis for bipolar disorder divides psychiatrists 
Boston Globe
By age 12, doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder. The idea that he had a chronic mental illness - one typically marked in adulthood by manic periods followed by depression - frightened him. ?It's something you think you'll have your entire life ...
Comparing Medications for Bipolar in Teens dailyRx

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Jean-Claude Van Damme's Bipolar Disorder 
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com GuideMay 20, 2012 The popular martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme says he believes he was manic-depressive in his teenage years. Fame came with the movie Bloodsport when he was 28, but just a few years later he was using ...

 

Grimm's big finale digs up Nick's surprising past 
io9
After a promising pilot and collection of cute monster-of-the week episodes, Grimm kind of waded in its own juices for awhile. Not knowing what characters to build upon and which story lines to flesh out, we were less than optimistic about this little ...

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Bipolar Symptoms Stronger When Anxiety Disorder is Present 
PsychCentral.com
By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor People who suffer from an anxiety disorder in addition to bipolar disorder are more likely to have severe symptoms of bipolar, such as suicidal behavior, more manic episodes, and more depressive episodes, ...

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What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder? 
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Researchers developed their own set of criteria which contradicted the official diagnostic criteria for the disorder. The research criteria basically did away with the need for a manic or hypomanic episode, and instead replaced it with irritability and ...

 

College students vulnerable to bipolar disorder 
Boston Globe
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is characterized by episodes of elevated mood, euphoria, and irritability, contrasted with periods of deep depression. A number of students also face a critical dilemma: stay on their medicines ...
A Standing Ovation for Sinead WebMD (blog)

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Muffin Spencer-Devlin Is the Best Lesbian, Manic-Depressive, Glass-Blowing ... 
OC Weekly
Before the Sports Illustrated article that rocked the sports world, before becoming a rallying point for gays and lesbians, before the $1 million she won on the LPGA Tour, before she blew every dime of that money, before the manic episodes and weeklong ...

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