More than 300 new medications to treat a long list of mental conditions caused by faulty brain chemistry are in development. That list includes everything from Alzheimer’s disease to bipolar disorder to schizophrenia.

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I read something written by a supporter of a loved one with borderline personality disorder and I wanted to share it with you. She writes:Living with a BP is like living in a pressure cooker with thin walls and a faulty safety valve. Living with a BP is like living in a perpetual oxymoron. [...]

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Hope you’re doing ok.
Today I want to talk to you about
WORRY THOUGHTS
These are thoughts that your loved one has that get in the way of their
personal (interpersonal) effectiveness. One of these worry thoughts is that they
worry about bad consequences. This is because they’re afraid even before they
attempt to try anything, of what is going [...]

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Back from the Edge – a film about Borderline Personality Disorder First Coast News, FL - Jun 24, 2008 The Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association will be showing the film, Back from the Edge this evening. Back from the Edge is a hopeful and …

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Shawn Chacon Diagnosed with NPO Affliction MLB Rumors, NV - Jun 29, 2008 In particular, the crowd herein, we believe, actively display the narcissistic type of personality disorder. According to Moore & Jefferson (Handbook of …

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Woman stalker sent to prison New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jul 5, 2008 Diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder, Youngs was “crying out for help” after becoming emotionally dependent on the victim, said defence lawyer …

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‘Wasted’ author Hornbacher shifts focus from eating disorder to … San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jun 9, 2008 It wasn’t until she was 24 that she was diagnosed with rapid cycling type 1 bipolar disorder. Until then, she’d been self-medicating with booze from the age …

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Medical science has yet to uncover a reason why some people develop bipolar disorder. It’s believed, though, that a variety of biological, genetic and environmental factors seem to work together to trigger these episodes. There are different kinds of emotions that you can feel throughout your life. There are times where you are happy, and there are also times where you will feel depressed about something. This is a normal reaction to the environment. If something pleases you, you will be happy

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