Topic: Bipolar Disorder
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-15 04:28:20
<div><p>BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday.</p><p>The research suggests that while it is still rare to prescribe powerful psychiatric drugs ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-12 17:35:21
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While there are no drugs that specifically treat borderline personality disorder, some medications can improve certain symptoms of the psychiatric condition, a new research review finds.</p><p>Borderline personality disorder, or BPD, is a serious mental illness marked by intense mood swings and difficulty with ...
isnare | 2009-12-29 05:36:11
Bipolar disorder, sometimes also called manic depression, affects an estimated 5.7 million adult Americans. It is described as a major affective (mood) disorder in which the sufferer experiences episodes of both mania and severe depression.<br><br>It is a serious and very real illness, believed to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain ...
AP News | 2009-11-20 18:16:56
<div id="subtitle">Pfizer's bipolar disorder drug Geodon receives expanded FDA approval</div><div><p>Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a combination maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.</p><p>The new approval covers use of ...
