2006 Bipolar Disorder Awareness Campaign Encourages Public to Understand...

PR Newswire;  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......affected by bipolar disorder, or manic...those with bipolar disorder, mania is...diagnosed with bipolar disorder, as well...their 2006 bipolar disorder awareness campaign...and bipolar disorder include...people with bipolar disorder ...

New Survey Reveals Stereotypes and Misconceptions Still Shape Americans'...

PR Newswire;  January 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ......misdiagnosis and under-diagnosis of bipolar disorder, the National Mental Health...NMHA) today launched the Bipolar Disorder: Do You Know It? national...percent of people can identify bipolar disorder as a mental illness, more...

National Study of Bipolar Disorder Patients Highlights Potential Impact of...

PR Newswire;  April 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......survey among people with symptoms of bipolar disorder in the U.S., reveal that the illness...positively to a screening tool for bipolar disorder, suggesting they had symptoms of the disorder. Results of the study suggest bipolar disorder causes significant impairment, affecting...

New Survey Reveals Common Misperceptions of Bipolar Disorder May Lead to...

PR Newswire;  July 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ......understanding of the public's perceptions of bipolar disorder (manic-depression), a recent survey...interviewed 1,000 American adults about bipolar disorder and key findings were compared with...parents of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder or parents of children who showed...

New Data Suggest Bipolar Disorder May Affect Three Times More Americans...

PR Newswire;  May 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ......times as many people may suffer from bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depression) than...of those who screened positive for bipolar disorder had been misdiagnosed as having unipolar...information about the prevalence of bipolar disorder in the U.S., said Robert Hirschfeld...

Global mental health organisation calls for improved diagnosis and...

PR Newswire;  October 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......16 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Bipolar Disorder Patient Charter is launched Two in 100 people suffer from bipolar disorder but many more remain undiagnosed...a groundbreaking document, Bipolar Disorder: A Call to Action, which calls...

2007 Bipolar Disorder Awareness Campaign Emphasizes Importance of Accurate...

PR Newswire;  October 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Illness Launches 5th Annual Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day WASHINGTON, Oct...launched its fifth annual Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day, emphasizing the...Illness Awareness Week, Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day was created to educate...

New Study Reveals Two Out of Three College Age Students Do Not Associate...

PR Newswire;  October 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ......first annual national Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day, celebrated during...Americans living with bipolar disorder. Awareness Significantly Affected...Disorder Awareness Day Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day celebrated during...

Bipolar Disorder; Facts to Know.(Disease/Disorder overview)

NWHRC Health Center - Bipolar Disorder;  July 21, 2005 ;     546 words ...Bipolar disorder involves episodes of mania and depression. According...population age 18 and older in any given year, suffer from bipolar disorder. Most people with bipolar disorder can expect that even their most severe mood swings can...

Forum focuses on bipolar disorder

Michigan Chronicle;  December 7, 2004 ;     680 words ......campaign designed to educate people about bipolar disorder and to provide support and inspiration...the disorder, and their families. Bipolar disorder, sometimes known as manic depression...wrote her book at 23. The rate of bipolar disorder is pretty much constant across racial...

Bipolar Disorder; Overview.

NWHRC Health Center - Bipolar Disorder;  March 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Bipolar disorder, is one of the most distinct and...percent of the population, have bipolar disorder. It is less common than other forms...depression. The classic form of bipolar disorder, which involves recurrent episodes...

Response to Miami Shooting: What Families & Friends Can Do To Help Someone...

U.S. Newswire;  December 9, 2005 ;     424 words ......left many people wondering what bipolar disorder really is and how they can help someone with bipolar disorder get well. "It is really important...Depression Awareness. "People with bipolar disorder can get well, especially with...

Actress Mariette Hartley Urges People to Get Help for Bipolar Disorder;...

PR Newswire;  July 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......role to launch a national bipolar disorder awareness initiative aimed at helping...balanced, fulfilling lives. Bipolar disorder, a serious, chronic illness...of the illness suggest bipolar disorder symptoms may affect three...are unaware they have bipolar ...

Bipolar Disorder in Childhood and Early Adolescence

American Journal of Psychotherapy;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......GELLER AND MELISSA P. DELBELLO (Eos.): Bipolar Disorder in Childhood and Early Adolescence...boundary of childhood (i.e., early-onset) bipolar disorder. Although it is now accepted that...Research Roundtable on Prepubertal Bipolar Disorder, 2001, Journal of the American Academy...

Bipolar Disorder Strikes Earlier Than Previously Thought.

PR Newswire;  April 28, 2000 ;     605 words ......Mimic or Co-Exist with ADHD Pediatric Bipolar Disorder to Be Discussed at a CME Conference...two million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder -- a serious yet treatable illness...recently, most experts believed that bipolar disorder began in adolescence or young adulthood...