Bipolar or Depressed? Get Informed!
Posted by Administrator in Mental Health.Whether you choose to adopt an accepting or fighting frame of mind, the nature of depression and bipolar disorder demands your informed participation. Noted psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff MD, PhD of Emory University observed recently that “ninety percent of what we know about the brain, we’ve discovered in the last ten years.” Significantly, he said that to patients at the 2000 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance conference.
Because of my research in putting out a weekly newsletter, I am constantly adding new articles and updating old ones, making sure the content reflects the latest in medical research and personal experience. My research includes medical journals and mainstream media articles, books, correspondence and interviews with leading authorities and advocates, attending mental health conferences, and emails back and forth with readers like you.
The 300 articles on this site cover the vast spectrum of depression and bipolar disorder (manic depression), from diagnosis, symptoms and treatment to personal essays and experiences to everything in between. Some are introductory, others have the more sophisticated reader in mind, but all are written to be clearly understood. Read more