Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 28, 2024

Having suffered with symptoms of bipolar 2 disorder for over fifteen years, my hope in making this piece for See Change is to give people some understanding of how it feels in the different phases of this complex mental health illness. During the depressive phases of my bipolar disorder I felt like my whole self had completely shut down.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, MQ’s copywriter Juliette Burton who also works as a writer, comedian, and mental health activist, shares her experience of what happened the day she was sectioned under the mental health act for anorexia. Eating disorders are mental illnesses and sometimes, but not always have physical symptoms.

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Nnatasha Tracy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and living with bipolar disorder over the holidays even more so. Here are holiday tips when dealing with bipolar disorder. Here are holiday tips when dealing with bipolar disorder.

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Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 19, 2023

If you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, it doesn’t mean you don’t quite have a personality. Now, imagine if your partner has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Life with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder can be so challenging. It does mean though that you have some fragilities.

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Nnatasha Tracy

MARCH 22, 2022

The scariest parts of bipolar disorder depend on who you ask, I guess, but I can think of quite a few scary things; after all, serious chronic illnesses like bipolar disorder tend to be scary on their very face. So here, I want to talk about some of the scary (and the scariest) aspects of bipolar disorder.

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Nnatasha Tracy

MAY 4, 2023

People with bipolar disorder can be successful. In fact, people with bipolar disorder can be very successful. You can, indeed, thrive with bipolar disorder. That being said, thriving and success may look different for a person with bipolar disorder than they look for others.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 2, 2022

An eating disorder is when a person has an unhealthy relationship with food, which can take over their life and make them ill. Although the number of people affected by an eating disorder rises each year, there are still misconceptions that can harm those affected and slow early interventions. Myth: Eating disorders are easy to spot.

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Nnatasha Tracy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What do you do when you have treatment-resistant bipolar disorder? I know this isn't the common refrain around medication -- the common refrain being, take bipolar medication and get better -- but it is a reality that many of us live with. So, the question is, what do you do when the bipolar medication isn't working?

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Eating disorders can be very serious mental illnesses with symptoms that can be distressing to those experiencing the disorder and those who care for them. But not all eating disorder symptoms are physical. You might deny the seriousness of your eating disorder and think others are making a fuss about nothing.

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University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Associate Professor Meg Paceley led a study examining the relationship between family and community environments for LGBTQ+ youth and disordered eating behaviors. The researchers assessed disordered eating behaviors related to attempting to control one’s weight (taking diet pills, fasting, purging) and binge eating.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

may have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), a range of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities that can occur in a baby exposed to alcohol before birth. People with FASDs may be at high risk for school challenges, criminal justice issues, substance use disorders, and mental health disorders.

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Psychological Health Care

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The reality is that for some, stress and fear can become so overwhelming and persistent that it can evolve into an anxiety disorder, impacting daily life and overall well-being. Additionally, studies show an anxiety disorder will affect nearly 30% of all adults at some stage in their lives. What Are Anxiety Disorders?

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Nnatasha Tracy

JULY 20, 2023

Today, I am going to delve into the claims Truehope makes about using EMPowerplus micronutrient formula in bipolar disorder and why the claims made by this company are so dangerous. (I also discussed the Truehope EMPowerplus formulations, their disclaimer, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules around supplements.)

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Lawson Psychology

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Coping through Christmas with an eating disorder Christmas can be a very difficult and challenging time for people with eating disorders or difficult relationships with food. Move on notice: Parents, loved ones of people with eating disorders, please learn to move conversations on if there are too many intrusive inquiries.

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Nnatasha Tracy

AUGUST 16, 2023

Memory problems are common in bipolar disorder, as is cognitive impairment. People enjoy the narrative that those with bipolar disorder are more intelligent than others ( which is not true ), whereas the reality, which is that people with bipolar are additionally impaired, is something people like to glass over.

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Bipolar Bandit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

An individual needs to be very resilient when dealing with bipolar disorder. I suffer greatly from my mood disorder and I wouldn’t want to wish it upon my worst enemy. Today, for one day, I can live with my bipolar disorder. It takes courage, patience, being teachable and perseverance to cope with bipolar disorder.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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The New Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A perfect storm for the development of an eating disorder includes six interrelated factors. Here is what you need to identify and understand how these factors express themselves uniquely in each client and create effective interventions.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 30, 2022

Any alcohol use during pregnancy can cause a range of physical, behavioral, and learning problems in the baby known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Additional clinical resources from Collaborative members are also available: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Training and Resources.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Today every one in five people is diagnosed with a mental illness, including bipolar disorder. For those who still don’t know, bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that’s thought to be caused by an imbalance in the way brain cells communicate with each other. Myth Number 1 : Bipolar disorder is very rare.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 11, 2023

To kick off the conversation around the topic, we at MQ want to chat about the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder. Is it anxiety or an anxiety disorder? The key difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder is the severity and persistence of the symptoms. This might be a disorder.

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MQ Mental Health

JUNE 14, 2023

MQ supporter Giles Addison kindly shared his personal experience of being diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder. Giles’ condition is related to but separate as a diagnosis from both Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Schizoaffective disorder is bipolar disorder with an added twist - hallucinations.

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The Social Care Elf

JANUARY 14, 2022

Michael Ostacher critically appraises and summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review, which presents the latest best evidence on the efficacy of lamotrigine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. The post Lamotrigine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Bipolar Bandit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Since its original description over 160 years ago, Bipolar Disorder has been a tough diagnosis to make accurately. At different times called “circular insanity,” “manic depressive psychosis,” and “manic depression,” Bipolar Disorder was not officially recognized as a standalone mental illness until 1980.

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MQ Mental Health

JANUARY 31, 2023

Unlike The Hulk’s Intermittent Explosive Disorder or Iron Man’s PTSD , Moon Knight brought childhood trauma and a much misunderstood mental illness Dissociative Identity Disorder into the spotlight. There are many types of dissociative disorder, DID being just one. There were pros and cons to this effort.

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The Social Care Elf

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Georgie Parker summarises a research study of Reddit comments posted during Covid-19, which looks at how the pandemic and lockdown affected people with disordered eating behaviours. The post Disordered eating during COVID: understanding experiences from Reddit posts appeared first on National Elf Service.

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MQ Mental Health

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This can be a condition that is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during the fall and winter months when the days are shorter and there is less sunlight. The post Sunlight and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) first appeared on MQ Mental Health Research.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Early behavioral interventions (BI) such as applied behavior analysis (ABA) and early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) are the main established therapeutic interventions for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). His research interests include neurodevelopmental disorders and their impact on parents and siblings. D.Med.Sci. ,

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Nnatasha Tracy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

People tell me to "find god" to cure my bipolar disorder. If you're looking for a response to people who tell you to find god to cure your bipolar disorder or if you're the kind of person that offers that kind of advice, read on.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Investigating transdiagnostic factors across mental disorders is of high importance as transdiagnostic factors can be targeted for both diagnosis and treatment in a diagnostically mixed sample. As depression, anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid illnesses that share a multitude of risk factors (McGrath et al., Rickerby, N.,

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CAPC

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

An article published in The Lancet: Health Longevity discusses how substance use disorder is a prevalent condition among older adults over the age of 65

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Sober Courage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A detox center, also known as a detoxification center or detox facility, is a specialized medical facility that provides a structured and supervised environment for individuals who are seeking to overcome Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

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The Social Care Elf

JANUARY 18, 2022

Andy Bell summarises a new BIGSPD report on out-of-area placements for people with a personality disorder published today, which confirms that discriminatory treatment of people diagnosed with personality disorders is costly both to the people concerned and their families and to the health and care system.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Article in The New England Journal of Medicine highlights the need for methadone regulation reform for those living with a serious illness and opioid use disorder.

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The Masked AMHP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

If there are grounds to believe that someone with a mental disorder has been or is being, ill-treated, neglected or kept otherwise than under proper control, or is living alone and unable to care for When it comes to s.135 135 of the Mental Health Act, there is the law, and then there is the reality.

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Gateway Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When a patient with substance use disorder (SUD) visits, it’s essential to talk to them in a way that shows sensitivity and empathy while avoiding stigmatizing language. Use People-First Language Patient communication in substance use disorders starts with people-first language. Let your patients choose how they are described.

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Bipolar Bandit

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The main reason for writing this is to raise awareness about a new group on Instagram called Keto Bipolar Research lead by Julie Fast, a world- renowned pioneer on the bipolar disorder front. guest post she wrote for my blog: Could a LCHF, animal-based diet be an effective treatment for Bipolar Disorder. ) Happy Researching.

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