Is Bipolar Disorder Preventable?

If your family has a history of bipolar disorder, it probably means that you and others in your family, including your children, are at a higher risk of eventually developing it. How much higher is the risk? And is there anything you can do to improve your chances of not developing it? These are the questions we [...]

Posted on July 29, 2008 Filed Under Genetics, Heredity | Leave a Comment

The Genetic Link

In many families with a history of bipolar disorder, family members are often concerned about the likelihood that they or their children will ultimately develop the disorder. We cover this topic in Chapter 2 of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, being careful to point out that although genetics can make a person more vulnerable to developing [...]

Posted on July 25, 2008 Filed Under Genetics, Heredity | 2 Comments

Marzilli Indictment – What’s Missing from the Story?

By Joe 
The Wednesday, July 9 edition of the Billerica Minuteman carried the story “Marzilli Indicted,” about Massachusetts State Sen. Jim Marzilli, D-Arlington who “was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on charges stemming from a day he spent in Lowell that ended with his arrest in a parking garage.”
I feel bad for those who were [...]

Posted on July 12, 2008 Filed Under In the News, Opinions | 2 Comments

New Bipolar Blog on Psych Central

Recently, John M. Grohol, Psy.D., CEO & Publisher of PsychCentral.com, generously offered us our own space on Psych Central to blog about topics of interest to those in the bipolar community – people with bipolar disorder and their loved ones, physicians, psychiatrists, therapists, and anyone else who’s interested in learning more about bipolar disorder.

Posted on July 8, 2008 Filed Under In the News | 3 Comments

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