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BringChange2Mind on NBC Nightly News Tonight

For those who have been following the anti-stigma campaign of BringChange2Mind, Glenn Close and her sister, Jessie Close as well as other members of the BringChange2Mind.org team will be on NBC Nightly News TONIGHT, Wednesday, November 11, at 6:30PM EST. Beth Lee, commenting on our blog Stigm...

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Has a Doctor Turned You Away?

There are lots of legitimate reasons a doctor may refuse to treat a patient, ranging from unpaid bills to insurance problems to realizing a patient is falsely complaining of pain only to get prescription drugs. A patient who is disruptive or hostile, or who demands a treatment the doctor believes...

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Some Additional Information on the 4,000 Percent Increase in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

After posting yesterday's blog - 4,000 Percent Increase in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder - Sobering Statistic or Sensational Twist? - I forwarded it to Dr. Anthony Rao, one of the authors of The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World. I asked him about source of the ref...

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Can Those with Mental Illnesses Serve in the U.S. Military?

I don't think anyone should be surprised the answer is no. As per the United States Army's regulation 40-501, the Standards of Medical Fitness, mental illnesses are disqualifying. Section 2-27 Learning, Psychiatric and Behavior Disorders provides an extensive list of specific disorders and condit...

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Stephen Fry "Quits" Twitter, Then Returns: "A mood thing"

A few days ago, acclaimed British actor and writer Stephen Fry, upset about Twitter posts directed to him, first posted this tweet in reply to someone who called his tweets "boring": "You've convinced me. I'm obviously not good enough. I retire from Twitter henceforward. Bye everyo...

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Bipolar Disorder and Post-Partum Disorders

"Women with bipolar disorder have dramatically elevated rates of postpartum psychosis as well as an increased risk of postpartum depression," says Susan Hatters Friedman, M.D., in an editorial published in this month's edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry. And a study published...

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About.co...Disorder — November 02