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	<title>Bipolar Blog &#187; Relationships</title>
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		<title>Bipolar Disorder: Setting Boundaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has a NAMI&#8217;s Family-to-Family Program – a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses. Several years ago, when I had my first encounter with bipolar disorder in my family, I enrolled in the program and found it very helpful.
While the program devotes a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tragedy of Errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last spring, my wife ended up in the hospital with a rip roaring manic episode, so this year, we were on high alert. A couple weeks ago, she noticed herself having trouble sleeping, one of our first early warning signs, so she did the right thing and called her doctor. She requested a prescription for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Soloist: Review and Discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nathaniel Ayers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contains spoilers, so if you haven&#8217;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 caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Have My Manic Loved One Hospitalized?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Can I have my loved one committed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many friends and family members of people with bipolar disorder become frustrated with the fact that they can rarely, if ever, &#8220;make&#8221; 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&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging a Family Member to Get Help</title>
		<link>http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/qa/encouraging-a-family-member-to-get-help.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Susan posted the following question on our Post a Question page:
Question: I believe that my sister is bipolar. She has all the symptoms. She is 36 and has two kids. I have tried talking with her about seeing a doctor but she seems to think she doesn’t need any help. I just worry about [...]]]></description>
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