Carrie Fisher Passes

A champion who shone light on bi-polar sickness, someone who gave courage to everyone else struggling in the dark. RIP.

Keep a job with mental illness

Found this conversation going on at Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BipolarReddit/comments/5ca298/how_to_keep_your_job_with_a_serious_mental_illness/

Including:

Step 1: Do not tell anyone you work with that you have a mental health condition.Just don’t. I wish that this was different, that we lived in a world where our health condition didn’t affect how we are viewed in the workplace, but that just isn’t our reality. Someday, this will be different, but today is not that day.

If you tell the truth, you will almost certainly be discriminated against. This ranges from illegal discrimination to smaller, legal ways like getting passed up on a project or promotion, or stigma from your coworkers if you need special accommodations. All these ways you will be discriminated against add up and seriously impact your career.

But the conversation in the comment section is worth the read.

Misdiagnosing Bipolar Disorders?

http://www.bustle.com/articles/165839-5-mental-health-disorders-that-are-often-misdiagnosed

World Bipolar Day

Here's a link to celebrate World Bi Polar Day Myths on Bipolar disorder: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sunnybrook-health-sciences-centre/bipolar-disorder-myths_b_9573772.html http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/21/health/bipolar-healthcare-parity/

FDA Approves New Drug Vraylar

A new antipsychotic drug that can be used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults has been approved by the FDA.

Vraylar belongs to a class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics. Others in this group include Abilify (aripiprazole), Seroquel (quetiapine) and Risperdal (risperidone).

Latest Updates and Research on Bi Polar

New research have opened scientific understanding and clinical management of bipolar disorder. Recent advances in bipolar disease research are described in this month's special issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.
 Some of the new research includes:

•  The role of white matter disease. 
• Stress and HPA axis function. 
• Effectiveness of lithium. 
•  Functional remediation. 
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 More information: Harvard Review of Psychiatry, journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/pages/currenttoc.aspx

More evidence for bi polar battle of the sexes

Men and women handle bipolar disorders differently. That may not sound earth shattering to anybody, but now we're getting specific. Bipolar men were more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than women. Bipolar women were more likely to have a co-morbid phobia or eating disorder Women were more likely to have metabolic issues (obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes) Men were more likely to develop neurological disorders For the more info on the study that was conducted with 1000 subjects visit the Scienedirect page.