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…Section One: Summary Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through…

…A diagnosis of ADHD in your family can be unsettling. It is important that families understand the impact of a new diagnosis. ADHD is a diagnosable, treatable, biologically based disorder that we now know more about than we did even 10 or 15 years ago…

…Introduction Since the 1960's there has been a large volume of systematic research on the role of life events in psychiatric disorder. The life event literature now clearly indicates that the risk of depression is considerably increased following…

…Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent childhood disorders reported by schools and mental health clinics and as such, is one of the most researched conditions in America. ADHD is an illness that has been…

…into estrogen. Another mistake that commonly occurs is a poor lifestyle. Many people never pay attention to articles that involve healthy eating, mainly because people like eating food that is not good for them, but it really does matter. When…

…to feed. The temptation to run to a fast-food restaurant for dinner is often too powerful to resist. "They make it so easy for you to `biggie size' everything," says Kelly Brownell, director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders (Spake 40). Once…

…to a patient’s letter written and later published with the permission of William Morrow and Company, (publisher of Moodswing): from the book, “Depression and it’s Treatment”, her experience with this mood disorder was despair and uselessness. Eventually she found…

…always experienced as sad. According to a patient’s letter written and later published with the permission of William Morrow and Company, (publisher of Moodswing): from the book, “Depression and it’s Treatment”, her experience with this mood disorder…

…suicide victims have at least one diagnosable, active psychiatric illness at the time of death most often depression, substance abuse, and conduct disorders" (Colman,8). Only 15% of suicide victims were in treatment at the time of death. (Colman,19). Between 26…

…The phenomenon of bipolar affective disorder has been a mystery since the 16th century. History has shown that this affliction can appear in almost anyone. Even the great painter Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have had bipolar disorder. It is clear…