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| | Bipolar Disorder, Manic / depression and creativity. |
 | | Most likely there is an inherent creative nature in the person that is enhanced both by training and experience and exposure to altered states of consciousness that causes the success in creative production rather than the BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE condition alone. | | | Creativity dropped in people with full-blown manic depression, but it still exceeded that for healthy controls with no family history of mood disorders. | | | Mood disorders Mood disorders include major depression and manic-depressive illness. |
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| | Fifth International Conference on Bipolar Disorder |
| | Bipolar disorder is associated with increased trait impulsivity, as demonstrated by similarly elevated scores on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) in euthymic and manic subjects, with increases in state impulsivity, represented by impulsive performance on human behavioral laboratory testing, limited to manic episodes. | | | A logical next step is to apply this approach to bipolar adolescents, given that the reciprocal impact of the individual with a mood disorder and the family is likely to be even greater when the patient is in a highly dependent position vis a vis his or her caregivers. | | | The DSM-IV uses criteria for adult bipolar disorder to diagnose this syndrome in children. |
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http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/STANLEY/5thbipconf/Abstracts/posters8.htm
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| | bipolar disorder: Definition and Much More From Answers.com |
| | Episodes of bipolar disorder that follow childbirth are traditionally called puerperal psychosis (PP) Dr Ian Jones of the Department of Psychological Medicine in Cardiff is researching this area. | | | Bipolar Disorder: A guide for patients and families by Francis Mondimore M.D., 1999. | | | Bipolar I disorder, the diagnosis of which requires over the entire course of the individual's life at least one manic (or mixed state) episode which is usually (though not always) accompanied by episodes of Major Depressive disorder. |
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| | Creativity and Bipolar Disorder |
| | Significantly higher combined scores from a creativity assessment test were observed among the manic-depressive patients and their normal first-degree relatives than among the control subjects, suggesting a possible genetic link between the two characteristics, as both are prevalent in families with a history of bipolar disorder and not as evident in control families. | | | People with bipolar mood disorders tend to be more emotionally reactive, which gives them greater sensitivity and acuteness. | | | Assuming both creativity and bipolar disorder, or at least predisposition to the illness, are expressed simultaneously, what accounts for heightened creativity in people upon onset of bipolar disorder? |
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http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro03/web2/nmegatulski.html
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| | The mad genius â fact or fiction? |
| | Another theory is that the dramatic mood swings experienced by people with bipolar disorder make them unsuited to structured occupations such as business or science. | | | Furthermore, the biological mechanisms underlying such a link remains speculative and researchers are far from unified in suggesting a pathway that explains why creativity and bipolar disorder might tend to coexist. | | | Bipolar disorder is now a treatable condition and most patients report that their quality of life improves after starting medication. |
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| | Mental Health Care Bipolar disorder Creativity and bipolar disorder |
| | One of the problems that some people with bipolar disorder describe is that clinicians seem to focus their concern on their highs or manic periods but apparently put less therapeutic effort into helping them with their lows. | | | Indeed, the author and psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, who has written openly about her own experience of bipolar disorder, wrote that she could recall having produced substantial portions her early work in hypomanic periods. | | | For many people with bipolar disorder, the periods of being manic can be relatively infrequent, or at least short lived, whereas the periods of depression can be more sustained and are often reported as being more painful to the individual. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder and the Creative Genius |
| | Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a psychopathology that affects approximately 1% of the population. | | | However, the problem with bipolar disorder in present time is that drug treatment often vanquishes the creativity in the patient. | | | Anticonvulsants are the second attempted medications to alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder --- Manic-Depression |
| | The diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents. | | | An introduction to Bipolar Disorder from the Mayo Clinic. | | | Results of a MEDLINE search on the therapy for patients with treatment-resistant Bipolar Disorder. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | As of 21/05/00, had 55 sites that in some way address the issue of bipolar disorder/manic depression. | | | Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive disorder, is a mood disorder in which people experience alternating episodes of mania and major depression. | | | Manic depression or bipolar disorder patients are often misdiagnosed. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bipolar disorder |
| | Suicidal thoughts and behaviors are a very real complication of bipolar disorder. | | | Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of excitability (mania) alternating with periods of depression. | | | Bipolar disorder affects men and women equally and usually appears between the ages of 15 and 25. |
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| | Touched With Fire |
| | Bipolar disorders are successfully treated with drugs like lithium, while ADDers respond most often to stimulants like Ritalin. | | | Even if bipolar disorders and ADD are two completely unrelated conditions (which I doubt), the description of hypomania may just as well be ADD. | | | There is even confusion in diagnoses, with some ADDers being incorrectly diagnosed with bipolar disorder. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder and Creativity |
| | Frankenberg pointed out that research is turning from the relationship between creativity and mental illness in general to the specific relationship with bipolar disorder. | | | She found that those with no creative inklings had no connections to people with psychiatric disorders or connections to people with severe bipolar illness. | | | Lots of bipolars are concerned that taking lithium stifles their creativity, but Dr. Frankenberg presented a study of bipolar artists that were asked how their creativity fared now that they were taking lithium. |
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| | Bipolar Focus - Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression, News & Support |
| | Magnetic resonance imaging studies in early-onset bipolar disorder: a critical review. | | | Unlike adult sufferers, children suffering from bipolar disorder are less likely (if at all) to experience a larger number of mood episodes (as compared to adults), substance abuse problems, "a lengthy duration of illness", etc. Further, focusing on bipolar disorder in children may help us figure out whether abnormalities unique to Read more... | | | The program includes how to recognize if a child may have bipolar disorder, what the treatment options are, and how these children interact with their world. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder Depakote - Biggest disorder resource on the Internet |
| | Comprehensive information and support for individuals with Bipolar Disorder, Ask the Doctor, Personal Stories, Chat, Mailing Lists, Columnists, Expressions and more. | | | Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating states of depression and mania that follow each other in a repeating cycle. | | | Bipolar disorder is classified as bipolar disorder I, bipolar disorder II, or cyclothymic disorder... |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | Bipolar Disorders - Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, living with the illness, anxiety, postpartum and teens. | | | Bipolar Disorder - Manic Depression Information and Support - What is the disease, recognizing the symptoms, living with the problem, helping loved ones and support information. | | | Understanding Bipolar Disorder - Illness explained, symptoms, stress, causes, treatment, medication, psychotherapy, lifestyle changes and FAQ. |
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http://www.iseekhealth.com/mental-health/bipolar-disorder-4435.htm
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| | Bipolar Disorder Articles |
| | Lithium: A Treatment For Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder) | | | Bipolar Disorder is a Physical Illness Says Judge | | | Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents |
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| | MDDA Home Page |
| | October 26, 2005 – “Molecular Changes in Limbic Circuitry in Bipolar Disorder,” FrancineBenes, MD, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Director of Program in Molecular and Structural Neuroscience atMcLean Hospital, Director of the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center At McLean Hospital. | | | Dedicated to improving knowledge and awareness of affective disorders among our membership, healthcare professionals and the general public, MDDA sponsors numerous activities to help accomplish these goals. | | | MDDA-Boston (Manic-Depressive and Depressive Association of Boston) is a nonprofit, self-help organization run by and for people with affective disorders such as depression and manic-depression. |
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| | Open Directory - Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Mood: Bipolar Disorder |
| | National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder - Authoritative overview of the illness. | | | Mayo Clinic: Bipolar Disorder - Medical encyclopedia outlines basic facts of this disorder. | | | Bipolar Disorder FAQ - Provides outlined reference to illness, based upon contributions to Usenet support groups. |
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| | Resources |
| | Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families. | | | Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation focused on early-onset bipolar disorder. | | | Virginia Woolf's psychiatric history and studies of the link between creativity and bipolar disorder by a retired psychiatrist. |
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| | Downloads - Bipolar Disorder Demystified |
| | Lana Castle, author of Bipolar Disorder Demystified: Mastering the Tightrope of Manic Depression, is writing a book that explores the connections between creativity and mood disorders. | | | It will address challenges that creative people face when they also have depression or bipolar disorder and some ways to be creatively productive despite them. | | | To be notified if other forms become available, or to share or suggest additional forms to help manage a mood disorder, please choose "Additional forms" under Feedback and Requests. |
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http://www.bipolar-tightrope.com/Downloads.html
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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
| | Functional mood disorders are subclassified as bipolar disorders, including bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, and cyclothymic disorder; depressive disorders, including major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder; mood disorder due to a general medical condition; and substance-induced mood disorder. | | | disorder of written expression, [DSM-IV] a learning disorder (q.v.) in which the affected skill is written communication, characterized by errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation, by poor paragraph organization, or by poor story composition or thematic development. | | | formal thought disorder, disturbance in the form, rather than the content, of thought; disruption in the flow of ideas or speech; inability to follow the normal semantic or syntactic rules in someone with adequate intelligence and education and the cultural background to do so. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | One interesting theory posits that people with bipolar disorder have a superfast biologic "clock", which is actually a tiny cluster of nerves called the supra chiasmatic nucleus or SCN. | | | A major difficulty with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is the tendency for a patient to be unable to recognize his or her own condition, particularly the manic form. | | | Bipolar disorder is classified according to its symptom severity, its pattern, as bipolar disorder I, bipolar disorder II, and cyclothymic disorder. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | Bipolar disorder goes by many names: manic depression, manic-depressive disorder, manic-depressive illness, bipolar mood disorder, and bipolar affective disorder are other medical terms for the same condition. | | | If you've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, taking your medications as prescribed, reporting any changes in how you feel or function, and participating in therapy will be key to living a successful life. | | | Because children and teens with bipolar disorder do not usually show the same patterns of behavior as adults who have the condition, a mental health professional will observe a teen's behavior carefully before making a diagnosis. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | Unlike in Bipolar Disorder, its origins are consistently associated with repeated, unresolved, psychosocial trauma in the early developmental years. | | | Today, the clinical spectrum of Bipolar Disorder is so wide-ranging that some forms of the diagnosis bear little if any resemblance to the classic and time-honored descriptions by Emil Kraepelin, the brilliant German psychiatrist. | | | This presentation seems to be the rule rather than the exception in our clinic, and quite a contrast from my understanding of this disorder during residency training days. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | One interesting study reported that many bipolar disorder patients experienced dreams of death at the low point of their depression, and those dreams were soon followed by an upward mood change. | | | Bipolar disorder is classified according to symptom severity as bipolar disorder I, bipolar disorder II, and cyclothymic disorder. | | | Bipolar disorder is the most common psychotic disorder, and experts believe that it occurs in 1% of people among all age groups. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Bipolar disorder |
| | A type of behavioral therapy used to treat the disruption in circadian rhythms that is related to Bipolar Disorder. | | | Bipolar Disorder: A guide for patients and families by Francis Mondimore M.D., 1999. | | | Bipolar disorder is found in disproportionate numbers in people with creative talent such as artists, musicians, authors, poets, and scientists, and it has been speculated that the mechanisms which cause the disorder may be related to those responsible for creativity in these persons. |
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| | Bipolar Brain |
| | Psychosocial interventions commonly used for bipolar disorder are cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducation, family therapy, and a newer technique, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy. | | | Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people with bipolar disorder learn to change inappropriate or negative thought patterns and behaviors associated with the illness. | | | Brain-imaging studies are helping scientists learn what goes wrong in the brain to produce bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.9,10 New brain-imaging techniques allow researchers to take pictures of the living brain at work, to examine its structure and activity, without the need for surgery or other invasive procedures. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder -- familydoctor.org |
| | Read about bipolar disorder and tell your family what you learn. | | | Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes extreme mood swings. | | | Bipolar disorder is treated with medicines to stop the mood swings. |
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| | Bipolar Disorder |
| | Bipolar Disorder has also been called Bipolar Affective Disorder and Manic-Depressive Illness. | | | Bipolar disorder is characterized by moods that swing between alternating between periods of mania (exaggerated euphoria) and depression. | | | In most cases of bipolar disorder I, the depressive phases far outnumber manic phases, and the cycles of mania and depression are not regular or predictable. |
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| | Dr. Koop - Bipolar Disorder- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | The severe, acute form of the illness is known as bipolar disorder. | | | Acute depression: Lithium can be a very effective treatment for the depression that occurs in bipolar disorder. | | | Bipolar disorder is a serious disorder of the brain, with abnormalities in the brain chemistry causing extreme shifts in mood, energy and functioning. |
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