http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder news on treatments, therapies, prevention and other developments/ en-us mlanebp@gmail.com 2009-11-18T10:23:07-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001975.html Frontline recently aired a program that explores the rapid increase in diagnoses of bipolar disorder in children during the past 7-8 years; the program is an update from earlier Frontline pieces which aired in 2001 and 2008. This program offers 1975@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Childhood Bipolar Disorder 2009-11-18T10:23:07-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001973.html I've recently blogged about using Mood Tracking Solutions as a tool for those with bipolar disorder to help manage their lives (see Oct. 27 and Sept. 15 posts). I came across an interesting article which supports this notion. A UK 1973@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder Mood Tracking 2009-11-17T10:28:34-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001972.html I came across an intersting set of Short Stories on the online BBC Health "Secret Life" section. These short clips feature eight people with bipolar disorder who were asked questions about how they first felt when they were diagnosed; their 1972@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder Personal Stories 2009-11-12T15:10:06-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001970.html Last Saturday (Nov. 7) the House of Represenatives passed the Health Care Reform bill (H.R. 3962) by a narrow margin of 220-215. The Health Care reform debate has moved over to the Senate side where a similar bill may be 1970@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Government/Legal & Bipolar Disorder 2009-11-10T13:08:25-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001969.html The Issue The steady drum beat of diagnosing kids and adolescents across the U.S. with mental illnesses seems to have quickened during the past few years. Increasingly, parents come out of meetings with school counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists et. al. with 1969@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Childhood Bipolar Disorder 2009-11-10T12:36:04-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001968.html In yesterday's blog, I indicated that the Health Care Reform Bill is moving toward a vote in the House of Representatives. The expected vote is now being considered for Sunday (Nov 8) or perhaps later. President Obama is planning to 1968@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Government/Legal & Bipolar Disorder 2009-11-06T11:27:35-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001967.html Last week, the House of Representatives created a new bill, H.R. 3962, which combines previous legislation passed by three House committees. This newly created legislation represents the House version of Health Care reform which is scheduled for a House vote 1967@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Government/Legal & Bipolar Disorder 2009-11-05T14:54:59-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001966.html During the NAMI 2009 conference we met with representatives of the Social Security Adminstration's TIcket to Work program which provides financial incentives for small businesses to employ people with disabilities. This program has been retooled recently with the objective of 1966@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Government/Legal & Bipolar Disorder 2009-10-29T14:37:41-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001965.html Children taking psychiatric medications for bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses can experience rapid weight gain according to a new study published in the Oct. 28 The Journal of the American Medicine Association. The findings also link some of these 1965@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Childhood Bipolar Disorder 2009-10-28T11:45:39-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001964.html MoodTracker.com Our findings are drawn from conversations with the MoodTracker.com CEO (David Hale), current users of MoodTraker.com, and our independent review of MoodTracker.com. We plan to monitor this software, stay in touch with active users and provide subsequent updates. We 1964@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder Mood Tracking 2009-10-27T09:51:41-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001963.html We recently posted a blog (Oct 19) about the increase in bipolar disorder and depression on college campuses. We cited an NPR Story on "Morning Edition" which highlighted actions that Stanford students are taking to educate other students about Mental 1963@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder College Students 2009-10-26T20:53:23-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001962.html A new high-profile organization, Bring Change 2 Mind, is being launched today through a series of public service announcements (PSAs). The PSAs address the stigma of Mental Illness and raise awareness of the prevalence of Mental Illness in the U.S.; 1962@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder Advocacy 2009-10-21T10:34:41-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001960.html Following last Friday's post (Initial onset of Bipolar during College years), I heard an interesting NPR story today on "Morning Edition." The story focused on students at Stanford University who are taking the initiative to help educate other students about 1960@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder College Students 2009-10-19T15:13:00-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001959.html This recent article http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9324 caught my attention. It discusses the notion that depression in young college students can begin to manifest itself just weeks after school starts; at that time, the "the honeymoon period" is over and the ongoing stress 1959@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder College Students 2009-10-16T14:54:12-08:00 http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001958.html Summary A new study suggests that a single gene, called GSK-3, controls the signals that determine how many neurons actually end up composing the brain. This has important implications for patients with neuropsychiatric illness, as links have recently been drawn 1958@http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/ Bipolar Disorder Genes 2009-10-13T13:38:49-08:00