When I heard about the mood disorders study I got in touch straight away. I was diagnosed with bipolar in the mid-70s when I was 17. My symptoms first manifested themselves after my father died, when I was just 14. I was fostered at 15, and first sectioned aged 16. From then on I was on [...]
Mood Stabilisers and Bipolar Disorder
There are a wide variety of different medications used in the treatment of mental health conditions such as antidepressants, psychotropics and mood stabilisers. This article aims to explore the role of lithium in treating bipolar disorder with key areas to be explored listed below Read the full article here
Bipolar risk greater for bright children
“You don’t have to be bipolar to be a genius – but it helps,” according to The Independent. The newspaper said that a Swedish study of over 700,000 adults found that those who scored top grades at school were “four times more likely to develop bipolar disorder than those with average grades”. Read the full [...]
Bipolar Disorder at Work: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
“I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder six years ago. I’ve never told any of my employers or shown them any signs that I’m aware of and I’ve always gotten great performance reviews. Lately, though, the stress at my current tech job is so high, it’s brought on a pretty hard “bipolar episode” that’s been difficult to bounce [...]
Q&A: Bipolar disorder
The execution of a British man convicted of drug smuggling in China has been deplored by UK officials. Akmal Shaikh, 53 and from London, had denied any wrongdoing and his family said he was mentally ill with a condition called bipolar disorder. Read the full article here
Result of a bipolar endgame should not be a lottery
An article from the Guardian about one person’s experience of living with Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is often “glamorised” these days by its association with creative types such as Stephen Fry, but my own experience of the illness is far from that. As a teenager growing up in care, the mental health problems I suffered [...]
