-Kay Redfield Jamison (1946-)
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 | Caging the Lion: Identifying and Managing Bipolar Triggers 05-18-2012 While episodes of bipolar disorder are often cyclical, for many people with bipolar disorder, episodes are often brought on by what are called "triggers." A trigger is something that often precedes a... |
 | The Heroism of Everyday Life with Bipolar Disorder 05-16-2012 It is very easy to become disappointed with ourselves when we have bipolar disorder. After all, we often won't accomplish as much as other people. Moreover, we often develop grand plans while hypoma... |
 | Gifts of the Storm: Creativity and Bipolar Disorder 05-14-2012 I've written a lot about the difficulties with having bipolar disorder. Today, I want to talk about one of the most positive aspects: how it affects our creativity. Bipolar disorder gives us wonderf... |
 | The Off-Label Marketing War: How Much Do We Really Trust Our Physicians? 05-11-2012 The federal and state governments in the United States have declared war on pharmaceutical companies that are marketing medications off-label. In the United States, medications are approved for certa... |
 | The Smeared Rainbow: How Bipolar Disorder Can Be a Different Experience for Different People 05-09-2012 I've had the opportunity to meet a lot of people with bipolar disorder, and one thing that I've really noticed is the way that bipolar disorder affects people in very different ways. The difference i... |
 | The Conditions of Disability: Bipolar Disorder and the "Sick Role" 05-07-2012 One idea that I encountered a little while ago is a concept from sociology called the "sick role." It is the idea that there are certain implied rights and obligations of people who are sick in vario... |
 | Making an Impression Versus Making a Connection: Mitigating Social Anxiety 05-04-2012 For me, one of the most frustrating symptoms of bipolar disorder is social anxiety. In conversing with other people, I often find myself running a constant check on what it is I am saying and how oth... |
 | Loss of a Brother: Mourning the Healthy Me 05-02-2012 In having bipolar disorder, there is an important person that I have lost. Occasionally, I meet him in my imagination, especially in my disappointments. This person is the "me" that I might have bee... |
 | Whatever Works: Why Bipolar People Are the Best Authorities on the Best Treaments 04-30-2012 Given that I have so many opinions about bipolar disorder (hey, I started a blog about it), I have surprisingly few opinions about what sort of treatments are best. Often, I've encountered the belief... |
 | Is Bipolar Disorder Real? Version Two: Is There a Test for Bipolar Disorder? 04-28-2012 For the first installment in this series, on whether or not bipolar disorder is a brain state, click here. I'm going to continue with my occasional feature about what is meant when people ask wheth... |
