Topic: Bipolar Disorder

Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-28 17:32:52

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Your preschool child is throwing a fit: is it just a temper tantrum, or could it be an early sign of something more serious, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or oppositional defiant disorder? The answer may lie in your own mental health. According to a new study, young children whose parents have bipolar disorder ...

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AP News | 2010-01-19 23:40:36
Judge rules Okla. doctor with bipolar disorder competent to be tried for stabbing son to death

An Oklahoma judge has ruled a doctor diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is accused of fatally stabbing his 9-year-old son is competent to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge. The judge's Tuesday ruling didn't address whether Dr. Stephen Paul Wolf was ...

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Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-15 04:28:20

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. The research suggests that while it is still rare to prescribe powerful psychiatric drugs to 2-year-olds, the practice is becoming more frequent. The data, compiled from ...

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AP News | 2010-01-13 20:50:56
Mass. parents accused of giving overdose to 4-year-old daughter to be tried separately

A jury was chosen Wednesday for the trial of a mother accused — along with her husband — of killing their 4-year-old daughter by overmedicating her with powerful prescription drugs. A jury of nine women and seven men was selected for Carolyn Riley's first-degree murder trial. Testimony was ...

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Bipolar Disorder and School Performance Linked

About.com | 2010-02-08 18:29:13

Can the Eyes Predict Bipolar Disorder?

About.com | 2010-02-08 18:29:11

Teen pleas insanity in Kitsap Co. robbery-killing

Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 2010-02-08 13:44:01

Tennessee's mental health cuts deepen

NBC 10 Knoxville (WBIR) | 2010-02-08 11:14:46

Who killed Archie Mitchell?

London Times | 2010-02-08 05:14:56

DuPage man charged in Facebook case

Daily Herald, Chicago | 2010-02-08 02:56:42

High achievers more likely to be bipolar

PhysOrg.com | 2010-02-05 09:04:36

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