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Can You Be Too Old To Get Bipolar Disorder?
The typical age range that people develop bipolar disorder is between 20 and 40 years of age. In a video where I talk about how to tell the difference between major depression and bipolar disorder, I say that often times the symptoms of...
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Can Too Much Hustle Make You Manic?
This video is based on a viewer question from Rena. It’s a long question that I’ve shortened. Here’s the gist: Rena feels she can’t do the things she used to do because of her bipolar illness. Essentially, she feels held back because she...
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Can Mental Illness Be Cured?
Most disorders both mental and physical are managed and not cured. In medicine we think of cure as a total reversal of an illness to the point where there's no evidence of it and it does not return. the closest we get to this scenario is...
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Can Anti-Inflammatories Treat Depression? - New Research
NSAIDs stands for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They are medications that treat inflammation in the body but are not steroids. These are drugs like ibuprofen or Motrin, naproxen or Aleve and celecoxib or Celebrex. There’s been a...
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Bipolar Disorder - Why One Medication May Not Work
Combination therapy is very common in bipolar disorder because different medications have different purposes. The medication that gets you better, may not be the same medication that keeps you better. Typically, people with bipolar...
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Anxiety vs Mania – How To Tell The Difference
Anxiety disorders can occur along with bipolar disorder and there is some overlap in the way anxiety and mania look that it's not always clear which it is. Why does this matter? Because one of the ways people can remain stable with...
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Can you inherit bipolar disorder or depression?
The genetics with most illnesses do not follow Mendelian genetics. Mendelian genetics is what you learned in science class where you could predict a certain trait based on what traits your parents have. Bipolar disorder and depression...
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Bright light therapy for bipolar depression
Bright light therapy for bipolar depression. We used to recommend light therapy for people with bipolar disorder with caution. The reason for caution was that the light could trigger a manic episode in some people. With further research,...
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Bipolar vs Borderline Personality Disorder – How to tell the difference
Bipolar disorder vs borderline personality disorder. They are very similar but very different. This video is based on a viewer question. There is a big difference between personality disorders and the psychiatric illnesses like...
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Bipolar Disorder vs Depression - 5 Signs You're Likely Bipolar
Bipolar disorder vs. depression? It's not always easy to tell. The symptoms of bipolar disorder include depression symptoms. So you may wonder, am I depressed or bipolar? Many people will be diagnosed with depression for years before...
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Bipolar Disorder and the Imposter Syndrome
When you are feeling well, have you ever felt like your depression or mania was just a scam? This video is based on a viewer question asking about feeling like she is an imposter when she is in between episodes. I discuss three possible...
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Bipolar Disorder – What Does It Mean To Have a Predominant Polarity?
Did you know that about half the people with bipolar disorder, spend more time in one phase over the other and which phase that is can make a difference in how well you do? This video explains this pattern and how it can make a...
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Bipolar Disorder - When we use Lithium
Lithium is the first recommended treatment for bipolar disorder, but only when you have classic bipolar disorder. Classic bipolar disorder is when you have a clean separation between depressive episodes and manic episodes. I've defined...
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Bipolar Disorder - When Not To Take Antidepressants
We generally do not use antidepressants in bipolar 1 disorder, because antidepressants are more likely to cause you to switch from depression into mania thereby triggering mania. Or it can cause you to rapid cycle. That is, you can have...
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Bipolar 1 Disorder or Bipolar 2 Disorder - Which is Worse?
Bipolar disorder 1 vs 2, which is worse? There is a common misconception that bipolar 2 is a milder form of bipolar 1 and therefore probably less of a problem. This can lead to people feeling as though they don't need to get treatment if...
The Art Assignment
The Myth of the Tortured Artist
Are artists really more tortured than the rest of us? Let's consider this myth and the studies that assess whether there might be a link between creativity and mental illness.
The Wall Street Journal
Andy Dunn on Supporting Employee Mental Health
The Bonobos co-founder joins us to discuss the link between entrepreneurship and mental-health issues and how companies must pioneer new methods to support the psychological wellbeing of employees.
The Wall Street Journal
When Trauma Lingers
Two long wars have given us new understanding of the extent of post-traumatic stress disorder, and how the brain copes. What have we learned?
The Wall Street Journal
Predicting Illness
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Science Editor Daniela Hernandez spoke with USC Professor of Economics Dr. Daniel Benjamin and Dr. Stephen Hsu, SVP of research at Michigan State, on the accuracy and ethicacy of "polygenic risk scores."
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Clinical Depression Signs & Symptoms (& How It's Diagnosed)
Clinical Depression (aka Major Depressive Disorder) Signs & Symptoms (& How It's Diagnosed) Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychological condition involving low/depressed mood (& other symptoms )that causes significant impairment...
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Patty Duke, Oscar-winning actress, dead at 69
She won her Oscar as a teen for The Miracle Worker and maintained a successful career throughout her life, despite bipolar disorder
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Sunday marks World Bipolar Day. Here are 5 facts to know about the illness
Around 6 million adults living in the United States have bipolar disorder. Experts say that it is a mental illness that many misunderstand.
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Married To Someone With A Mental Health Disorder? Expert Tips On How To Help Your Loved One
What happens when mental health becomes the third wheel in your relationship? Anxiety, depression, ADHD, and BPD can silently impact love and trust. Worse, some mental health struggles stay hidden until marriage.In this episode of Love...