Posts Tagged ‘Bipolar Disorder’

Holistic treatment engages the body, mind and soul in helping a person heal from some ailment. It combines conventional treatments along with alternative therapies in order to help a patient. When it comes to bipolar disorder, there are conventional treatments, like medication and talk therapy, but many people find greater success in adding holistic treatment […]

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It’s a disease like cancer or diabetes, but when someone is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it is often shrouded in secrecy. The people carrying this burden have to worry not just about getting well, but also about the sort of reaction they will get if they disclose their condition. Will it hurt their careers? Relationships? […]

Pro football player Erik Ainge is speaking out about his drug abuse and bipolar disorder in hopes of helping others. For a long time, no one in the public eye wanted to speak out about mental health issues because of the stigma attached, but as problems like depression and bipolar are better understood, sufferers are […]

Bipolar sufferers are aware of the emotional issues it causes, but they also need to know it puts them at higher risk of substance abuse. Bipolar disorder can bring on mood swings, mania, panic and a deep depression. Add to that the results of a 1990 study that showed 56 percent of bipolar patients also […]