Chronic Procrastination – Avoiding the...
Procrastination can become catastrophe for people suffering from bipolar depression. Simple chores like opening mail can feel impossible, and not doing it can have disastrous consequences. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Do You Avoid Routine Tasks? It's Common in...
Avoiding even the simplest of routine tasks is a common behavior in people with bipolar disorder. Do you see yourself in these stories? (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 14, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Lyme Disease Symptoms Can Mimic Bipolar Disorder
Lyme disease is one of several medical conditions with symptoms that can mimic those of bipolar disorder. Here's a story about one such incident. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 14, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

A Beginners Guide To Bipolar Disorder
Do you want to understand more about manic depression? Start here to find the accurate and honest answers you want and need. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

What Is Melancholia? - Symptoms and Causes
A brief but comprehensive definition of Melancholia and its presenting features - which may be present in both major depression and bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

4 People - 4 Types of Depression
When considered with other symptoms, fatigue / tiredness and/or lack or loss of energy may be signs of depression. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 8, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Psychiatric Nurse
Psychiatric nurses have achieved a nursing degree - an Associates, Bachelors or Masters degree - specializing in the mental health field. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 8, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Patty Duke Battles Bipolar Disorder, and Wins
Biographical sketch of Patty (Anna Marie) Duke, famed actress who won an Oscar at 16 but whose success masked child abuse and mental illness. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

A Bipolar Disorder Success Story - Queenie's...
Queenie has a whole battery of mental disorders along with physical conditions that affect her mental health. Doctors weren't helping, but she persisted in seeking help - and was well-rewarded. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Personal Experiences With Bipolar Disorder...
Personal stories about bipolar symptoms - depression, mania, hallucinations, delusions and grandiosity - from About Bipolar Disorder readers. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Why It’s Difficult to Diagnose a Child...
This article outlines the several issues that make diagnosing childhood bipolar disorder especially challenging. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Success in Bipolar Management - A Personal Story
At 75, Steve Katz tells what he's learned to help him manage his bipolar disorder in the 25 years since he was diagnosed, and how his strategies have succeeded for him. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

"Unanswered Questions," by MysticDove
A poem entitled 'Unanswered Questions' by MysticDove, a member of the About Bipolar Disorder Community. This is a tribute to her great-grandfather, who died in a mental hospital. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - December 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Excerpt from "Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania" by...
In this excerpt from Andy Behrman's best-selling autobiography 'Electroboy,' the author describes bipolar mania in vivid, understandable terms. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - December 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

The Story Behind Demi Lovato's Bipolar Disorder
Teen idol Demi Lovato hid a troubled life for a long time. While in treatment for those issues, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - December 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news