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The Soloist: Review and Discussion

Contains spoilers, so if you haven’t seen The Soloist yet, hold off on reading this. I saw the movie The Soloist this weekend starring Robert Downey Junior as Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Lopez and Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers, a musically talented homeless man who has schizophrenia. The movie was pretty good overall and [...]

Posted on May 11, 2009 Filed Under Hospitalization, Movies, Opinions, Relationships | 2 Comments

Can I Have My Manic Loved One Hospitalized?

Many friends and family members of people with bipolar disorder become frustrated with the fact that they can rarely, if ever, “make” their loved one obtain treatment. This is more of a challenge when the person is manic rather than depressed. In a manic episode, your loved one is more likely to think that you’re [...]

Posted on October 29, 2008 Filed Under Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships | 14 Comments

Rating Mental Healthcare Facilities

By Guest Blogger, Cecie Kraynak In the course of my most recent hospitalizations, my husband, Joe, and I have tossed around the idea of creating our own mental healthcare resort or at least implementing a 5-star-rating system for existing facilities. The first place I stayed would have earned a 1-star rating, and that was pretty [...]

Posted on June 26, 2008 Filed Under Hospitalization, Opinions | 1 Comment

Bipolar Loved One Hospitalized: What You Can Do

Family and friends of people with bipolar disorder often wonder what they can do to help when their loved one is hospitalized due to a major mood episode. The short answer is to do what you would normally do when a loved one is in the hospital for any illness: Call Visit Send a card [...]

Posted on June 18, 2008 Filed Under Hospitalization, Relationships | Leave a Comment

Immaculate Conception

From Joe I saw my wife at the “hospital” yesterday, Tuesday. The doctor was supposed to have started her on lithium. I learned that he was unable to do so, because he needed to run a pregnancy test first. I’ve had a vasectomy, and I am 99.99999% sure that my wife has not had an affair, [...]

Posted on June 11, 2008 Filed Under Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships | 8 Comments

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