http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/forums/2 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:21:16 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/forums/2 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/topic/364/t/How-to-Recognize-Bipolar-Disorder-.html How to Recognize Bipolar Disorder
...it is more than just depression

What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar Disorder, or manic depression, is a disorder of the brain resulting in episodes of mania and depression. These episodes last days to months. Between episodes, most people with bipolar illness have periods of relatively normal moods and activity, and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sweet Oblivion) http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/topic/364 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:51:58 GMT http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/topic/365/t/The-Wide-Spectrum-of-Mood-Disorders.html by:
Carol E. Watkins, M.D., Glenn Brynes, Ph.D., M.D.


The wide variety of emotions, joy, grief and sadness, are an integral part of the rich tapestry of human experience. Without them we would lose part of what it is to be an individual. However, mood swings or chronic depression can become so intense or fixed that they interfere with our lives or even put us in dangerous situations. Mood disorders can also co-exist with other problems such... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sweet Oblivion) http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/topic/365 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:13:40 GMT http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/topic/366/t/What-Is-Bipolar-Disorder-.html
Yes, it is an illness. It's not a character flaw. Though people might say, "just snap out of it" -- its not possible
to simply "snap out of it." You'd never tell a heart patient to "oh just get over your condition" or to say to an
epileptic in the middle of a seizure "Can't you do something about that? Geesh!" Yet there are those that will
look at someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sweet Oblivion) http://bipolarhope.yuku.com/topic/366 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:51:23 GMT