Article: Health Buzz: Older Fathers and Bipolar Disorder and Other Health News.

Article: New Survey Reveals Stereotypes and Misconceptions Still Shape Americans' Understanding of Bipolar Disorder; General Hospital Star and Mental Health Advocate Maurice Benard Joins Forces With NMHA to Share His Experience and Launch the 'Bipolar Disorder: Do You Know It?' PSA Campaign.
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...

Article: Surveys Reveal Gap in Understanding of Bipolar Disorder.
PR Newswire;  October 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day Encourages Diagnosis...options, public understanding about bipolar disorder remains low, according to two surveys...on Mental Illness (NAMI) today -- Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day. A public knowledge...

Article: Study highlights potential impact of bipolar disorder.
Pain & Central Nervous System Week;  May 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ......survey among people with symptoms of bipolar disorder in the U.S., patients find 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...

Article: National Study of Bipolar Disorder Patients Highlights Potential Impact of Illness; - Study Results Also Show Disorder Could Be Devastating for Young Adults -.
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...

Article: New Survey Reveals Common Misperceptions of Bipolar Disorder May Lead to Misdiagnosis in Children; ~ Need for Greater Public Awareness and Education to Identify Symptoms Early and Begin Treatment ~.
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...

Article: New Data Suggest Bipolar Disorder May Affect Three Times More Americans Than Believed; Nationwide Study Presented at APA Shows 4 out of 5 Go Undiagnosed, Many More Misdiagnosed.
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...

Article: Survey: Stereotypes and misconceptions surround bipolar disorder.
Mental Health Weekly Digest;  February 24, 2003 ;     334 words ......misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, the National Mental Health...Association (NMHA) has launched the Bipolar Disorder: Do You Know It? national...60% of people can identify bipolar disorder as a mental illness, more...

Article: Global mental health organisation calls for improved diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder.
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...

Article: 2006 Bipolar Disorder Awareness Campaign Encourages Public to Understand the Balance Between Mania and Depression.
PR Newswire;  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......million Americans presently affected by bipolar disorder, or manic depression, this is often...damaging depression can be for those with bipolar disorder, mania is often misunderstood as less...harmful for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, as well as their friends and family...

Article: 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...

Article: Recent findings from M. Zimmerman and co-authors highlight research in bipolar disorder.
Biotech Week;  August 6, 2008 ;     416 words ......to a study from the United States, Bipolar disorder, a serious illness resulting in significant...opposite phenomenon-the overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder. In the present report from the Rhode...project, we empirically examined whether bipolar disorder is overdiagnosed. Seven ...

Article: Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?
Health & Medicine Week;  May 19, 2008 ;     585 words ......patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric...is a problem with underdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, an equal if not greater problem exists...

Article: Advocates for people with bipolar disorder form alliance.
Pain & Central Nervous System Week;  November 11, 2002 ;     659 words ......for those living with depression and bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depression...children diagnosed with, or at risk for, bipolar disorder, jointly announced a new strategic...2.5 million Americans living with bipolar disorder, and their families. DBSA was formerly...

Article: 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...