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Living with Bipolar Disorder. by Wendy H. Posted Mon 23 Jan 2012 7:18pm I would like to write more about my other chronic illnesses, not just Meniere’s. It’s just that Meniere’s has ruled my life for a long time now. Today, I’d like to discuss what it means for me to live with Bipolar Disorder. First I’d like to explain there are different types of Bipolar Disorder. (Formally known as Manic-Depression) ... Read on »

What Is Bipolar Disorder? by Mom, Interrupted Posted Wed 01 Feb 2006 12:00am . Finally, cyclothymic disorder may be diagnosed in those patients who have never experienced a manic, mixed, or major depressive episode but who experience numerous periods... Bipolar Disorder: Many readers are part of the mental health community. For those who are not, it may be necessary to define and explain a few of the terms and symptoms Read on »

Students With Depression Likely To Drop Out Of School by Dr. Deb Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Jul 2009 11:34pm * Cyclothymic Disorder: A milder yet more enduring type of bipolar disorder. A person's mood alternates between a less severe mania (known as hypomania ) and a less severe depression. For more information go to Diagnosis: Cyclothymic Disorder * Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition: Depression may be caused or precipitated by a known or unknown Read on »

The DSM and pathologizing human experiences and giftedness by Douglas E. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Mar 2010 7:58pm ), and Mood Disorders such as Cyclothymic Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Depression, and Bi-Polar Disorder. “These common mis-diagnoses stem from an ignorance among professionals about... Disorders, or DSM. But many critics question the institutionalized categorizing of so much human behavior as “disorder” instead of ordinary experience, healthy divergence or even Read on »

Eating Disorder Hope Announces Newest Addition to our Eating Disorder Specialist Library: The Eating Disorder Treatment Program by Jacquelyn Ekern Posted Fri 14 May 2010 8:55am The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM at SeaSide Palm Beach Specializing in Dual Diagnosis Treatment The EATING DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM... and complete success. Dual diagnoses or Co-Occurring Disorders are when an individual suffers simultaneously from both a psychiatric disorder (like an eating disorder) as well Read on »

Ari's Omission : Autistic Disorder and Aspergers Disorder are Critically Different Disorders by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 17 May 2009 10:12pm Why do some persons with Aspergers Disorder insist on the right to speak for persons with Autistic Disorder, to tell the world that persons with Autistic Disorder do... with Aspergers who persistently purports to speak on behalf of all people with "autism". Ne'eman, with Aspergers Disorder, expresses his opinion, as a person with "autism", about what Read on »

Savage Savages Autism: Real Disorder? Medical Disorder? Social Disorder? by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:15pm diagnosis seems to fit. I'm thinking of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, a catch-all category on the Autistic Spectrum for those not quite meeting the other more severe disorders or other types of disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorder). We know this happens. It's no surprise. Kids present with symptoms Read on »

From “Disordered” to “(Recovering) Disordered” to “Recovered Disordered” by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 17 Mar 2011 10:12pm time to time (what woman doesn’t?!) And sure, sometimes I don’t make the best choices or eat mindlessly or anxiously… but that’s not necessarily disordered (as reader Lindsay noted in yesterday’s comments). The bottom line is (and this is key!) I don’t have the disordered thoughts I once did. Given the fact that I’m not at my comfortable weight/size Read on »

Eating Disorder Hope Newsletter: eating disorder treatment news, events and resources. by Jacquelyn Ekern Posted Sat 15 Jan 2011 11:45am January 15, 2011 Eating Disorder Hope Newsletter: eating disorder treatment news, events and resources. Read on »