Bipolar disorder

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BIPOLAR DISORDER

How to anticipate and cope with mania

If you have bipolar disorder, you can learn to play an active role in managing your symptoms and live a fulfilling life

by Kim Pape & Sheri Johnson

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PARENTING AND FAMILIES

Dreamlike fragments capture the pain and beauty of a father-daughter bond

Directed by Susi Haaning

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BIPOLAR DISORDER

Our internal clocks could be key for preserving mental health

Circadian rhythms often seem ‘out of time’ in bipolar disorder. Scientists are exploring what goes wrong and how to help

by Jacob Crouse

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BIPOLAR DISORDER

What’s it like to feel betrayed by your brain? A memoir of bipolar disorder

Directed by Melanie Cura Daball

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LAW AND MENTAL HEALTH

Advance directives for mental illness raise deep ethical questions

Created by people with mental illness when they are well, self-binding directives anticipate a shift to unwell thinking

by Tania Gergel

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MENTAL HEALTH

Mental disorders aren’t diseases, they’re networks of symptoms

Mental disorders are usually seen as the causes of symptoms. In the network perspective, symptoms are causes themselves

by Richard J McNally