News tagged with mania
Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study
People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.
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Lithium treatment can cause weight-gain, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathoidism
Lithium is the most effective long-term therapy for bipolar disorder, protecting against both depression and mania and reducing the risk of suicide and short-term mortality. However, safety concerns have made its use controversial.
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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Majority groups support assimilation -- except when they're not majorities
We generally think that views about how to integrate a diverse society depend on people’s positions in that society—that is, whether they’re in the racial, religious, or cultural majority or a member of a minority. ...
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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Deep brain stimulation shows promising results for unipolar and bipolar depression
A new study shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a safe and effective intervention for treatment-resistant depression in patients with either unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar ll disorder (BP). The ...
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Jan 02, 2012 |
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Specific criteria improve diagnosis of bipolar disorder, study finds
Use of criteria such as family history of mania and early onset of illness resulted in the diagnosis of 31 percent more cases of bipolar disorder in individuals experiencing a major depressive episode, according to results ...
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Nov 07, 2011 |
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Scientists uncover genetic causes of bipolar disorder
Researchers at the University of Leeds investigating the genetic causes of bipolar disorder have identified two new drugs – one of which has already been found safe in clinical trials – that may ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Death of icon Jobs feeds iPhone mania
Stores worldwide were gripped on Friday by the now familiar scene of gadget geeks scrambling for Apple's latest smartphone, the US giant's first new release since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
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Oct 14, 2011 |
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Man held in Britain over contamination of painkillers
British police arrested a man on Friday after anti-psychotic and epilepsy drugs were placed in packets of the painkiller Nurofen Plus, Scotland Yard said.
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Sep 23, 2011 |
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Painkiller recalled in Britain after suspected sabotage
The makers of painkiller Nurofen Plus have recalled the tablets in Britain after anti-psychotic and epilepsy drugs were found to have been placed in packets in acts of suspected sabotage.
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Aug 27, 2011 |
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Social networking's good and bad impacts on kids
WASHINGTON – Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time, according to a presentation at the 119th Annual Convention ...
Aug 07, 2011 |
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Can feeling too good be bad? Positive emotions in bipolar disorder
(Medical Xpress) -- Positive emotions like joy and compassion are good for your mental and physical health, and help foster creativity and friendship. But people with bipolar disorder seem to have too much of a good thing. ...
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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