Living with Bipolar Disorder

We hear all the time, in commercials, television shows and read in books and newspapers about the symptoms of depression. Here is one person's account of living with depression.

An opinion piece on the difficulties of seeking and receiving treatment for Bipolar Disorder

An informative piece written from the heart for parents of children with BiPolar Disorder.

Depression is sometimes misdiagnosed and misunderstood because many people have preconceived notions about what depression really is. Depression is a group of mood disorders under one rubric.

This article provides four fundamentals steps to help those who have been newly diagnoses with Bipolar disorder transistion from the experience of a person living with the disorder.

Newly diagnose as Bipolar I give a narrative of how it has effected me so far

Report on the causes, effects, statistics and cures for depression.

Describes the anguish that a person with bipolar disorder feels as their emotions constantly swing from one extreme to another.

It's like riding a roller coaster with a family member.

A very brief look at what it feels like to suffer from Bipolar disorder

Living with bipolar disorder can often feel like a roller coaster ride. It is a fight to get better and takes courage to find the right treatment.

Although I do not have bipolar disorder, my wife of seven years does. She went five years without getting treated for it, so I have seen both the high and the low.

Psychological disorders are a common problem within society today. These disorders affect people's lives from their work environment to their family environments.

My experiences with bipolar disorder, ADHD and migraine headaches, and the medications that are a daily ritual that come with this disorder and what it has done for me and what it could do for you

Life with bipolar disorder is like living on an emotional roller coaster that never ends. You never get used to the ups and downs; you never get used to crying one minute and bouncing off the walls the next.

This is an article depicting family dynamics related to mental illness.

This is a serious recollection of a manic and depressive episode I have lived through while struggling with the disabling illness of Bipolar Disorder. I feel in decribing the actual events it helps people understand how this illness can effect the mind.

Experts estimate that by the year 2010 Depression will pass cancer as the number 2 cause of death in America.

In this paper, there is an explanation as to what suicide actually is, and the many different many techniques to suicide. It also explains why people attempt suicide in the first place.

Haiku about a life cut unnaturally short.

Is it morally wrong to commit suicide?

Depression is a state of low mood & aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings & physical well-being. Information to guard yourself with preventive techniques & strategies.

Assisted suicide remains a contentious issue. Where should we draw the line on someone's right to death?

Feelings of depression and sadness are not uncommon. Feelings of extreme sadness and depression for an extended period of time often result in a medical diagnosis of depression.

Learning the causes and treatment for depersonalization disorder.

The person most likely to commit suicide sees himself in an unbearable and hopeless predicament.

Depression is an illness that isn't experienced the same way by everybody. Depression symptoms vary from one person to the next. The symptoms of clinical depression may include frequent crying, feelings of hopelessness...

A look at adjustment disorders in children--what causes them, what they look like, and how they are treated.

Depression is a very real condition that brings with it serious emotional pain. It may look different in each person, but the suffering is real and often needs treatment to get better.