Web Directory

» A Summary of Clinical Issues and Treatment Options
   Epidemiology, classifications, diagnosing, comorbidity, age of onset and gender issues, pregnancy and postpartum, medications, treatments, acute mania and mixed states.
   http://www.mentalhealth.com/rx2/bp-can1.html

» Are Migraines and Bipolar Disorder Related
   Comparison, comorbidity and treatment considerations.
   http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p020848.html

» Are You Bipolar?
   Article discusses overdiagnosis of this illness, in part due to newly termed mild bipolar disorder. Includes author's personal perspective. (New York Magazine)
   http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/health/features/n_9986/index.html

» Bipolar Clinic and Research Program
   Solicits volunteers for current research studies at a Massachusetts General Hospital clinic.
   http://www.manicdepressive.org/

» Bipolar Conference Transcripts
   Living with the illness, food, parenting, treatment options, coping, suicide, medications, stability, self-help, children and special education law.
   http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Bipolar/Site/conf_transcripts.htm

» Bipolar Disorder
   Essay by a psychiatrist on classification and treatment of mood disorders.
   http://home.mindspring.com/~doctorz/id11.html

» Bipolar Disorder Guide Picks
   Causes, diagnosis, information, treatments, support and symptoms.
   http://depression.about.com/cs/bipolar

» Bipolar Disorder Info, Treatment Ratings
   Summary of illness. Ongoing surveys regarding medication, therapy, and alternative treatment results.
   http://remedyfind.com/hc-bipolar.asp

» Bipolar Disorder and the Creative Mind
   Liz Paterek explores bipolar disorder and creativity.
   http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro06/web2/lpaterek.html

» Bipolar Genetics Collaboration
   High and low states, inherited, children of sufferers, medical management, psychotherapy, video and join the research.
   http://www.bipolargenes.org/

» Bipolar II: Mood Swings without "Manic" Episodes
   Article consisting of 9 sections written by James R. Phelps, M.D.
   http://psycheducation.org/depression/frameset.html

» Bipolar News From Medical News Today
   Feed provides current press releases, news articles, and research summaries on bipolar disorder and its treatment.
   http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/rss/bipolar.xml

» Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
   Abstract covering topics such as: developmental considerations, clinical characteristics, naturalistic course, neurobiology, psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments.
   http://www.bpso.org/bpreview.htm

» Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder
   Schizoaffective disorder, mixed episode, rapid cycling and psychotic features.
   http://www.psychiatrist.com/bauer

» Friends in High Places
   Illness demystified, quotes, observations and medication.
   http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/03.30.00/cover/bipolar-0013.html

» Gaps Exist in Public's Understanding of Bipolar Disorder
   Article discusses public's perception of this disorder.
   http://www.planetpsych.com/zPsychology_101/gaps_in_understanding.htm

» Genetics Research Program
   Treatment advances and the findings about chromosome 22.
   http://www.bipolar.ucsd.edu/articles1.htm

» Health
   Conditions, newsletters, directory of practitioners, treatment, issues, resources, books and medicine.
   http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/newsletter/FPN_4_29.html

» In Transition: Manic Depression and the New Year
   A fitting metaphor for a discussion of Bipolar illness.
   http://www.armchair.com/aware/transit5.html

» Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
   Symptoms, gene expression, environmental factors and links.
   http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press/2002/JANUARY/020109A.htm

» Johns Hopkins Medicine
   Moods described, symptom overlap and treatment.
   http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/epigen/bpwhatis.htm

» McMan's Articles
   Diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, struggles, stories, suicide prevention, issues and advocacy.
   http://www.mcmanweb.com/articles.htm

» Merck Manual
   Symptoms, treatment, maintenance therapy, prevention of rapid cycling, precautions during pregnancy, psychoeducation and psychotherapy.
   http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec15/ch200/ch200c.html#

» National Center for Biotechnology Information
   Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, single letter variation in a gene, genotyping, chromosome 11 and neurotrophins.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12140781

» Psychology Today: Bipolar Disorder
   Definition, symptoms, causes and treatment.
   http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/bipolar-disorder

» Second International Conference on Bipolar Disorder
   Pharmacotherapy, child and adolescent bipolarity, psychosocial aspects and genetic findings.
   http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/stanley/2ndbipconf

» Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program
   Five year treatment study funded by National Institute of Mental Health and coordinated by Massachusetts General Hospital.
   http://www.stepbd.org

» The Prevalent Clinical Spectrum of Bipolar Disorders
   Illness explained, legal and illegal medications, guidelines and treatment.
   http://www.biopsychiatry.com/mandep.htm

» Thyroid and Bipolar Disorder
   The hormone, interactions and treatment.
   http://www.psycheducation.org/thyroid/introduction.htm

» Use of Neuroleptics in Primary Care for the Management of Bipolar Disorder
   by Michael Menaster, MD. Treatment goals and challenges.
   http://sites.google.com/site/sanfranciscopsychiatrist/bipolar

» eMedicine-Bipolar Affective Disorder
   History of the illness, pathophysiology, mortality and morbidity, race, sex, age, episodes defined, physical, suicide, homicide and causes.
   http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic229.htm