News: October 2011
This page provides an archive of the news stories from October 2011.
 | Singapore Extends Medisave to Bipolar Treatment by Daniel Bader - 10-31-2011 Singapore has just decided to allow bipolar patients to tap into their Medisave accounts in order to cover the costs of bipolar outpatient care. The Medisave program is a medical savings account in which Singaporeans are required to contribute betwe... |
 | GlobalData Releases Projections For Bipolar Market by Daniel Bader - 10-28-2011 GlobalData has released a report with major projections for the bipolar pharmaceutical market until the year 2018. On the whole, the market is expected to slow over the next eight years, because of a number of factors. First, the market had a great... |
 | Swaziland Moves To Improve Community Mental Health Care by Daniel Bader - 10-27-2011 This week is mental health week in Swaziland, and both psychiatrists and the Principal Secretary for Health, Dr. Stephen Shongwe, have promised to try to improve community-based care around mental illness. In sub-Saharan Africa, only two percent of ... |
 | VYO and Conductor Settle Discrimination Lawsuit by Daniel Bader - 10-26-2011 The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and their former conductor, Ronald Braunstein, have settled a discrimination and libel lawsuit. Braunstein was removed from his position in January 2011 after his departure was revealed without explanation in ... |
 | Generic Version of Olanzapine Approved By FDA by Daniel Bader - 10-25-2011 Yesterday, the FDA approved a generic version of olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic that had been approved for use in treating bipolar mania. Olanzapine is somewhat better known under its (former) brand name, Zyprexa. A generic version of a medi... |
 | Horror Director Brooks Hunter Uses Bipolar Disorder As Inspiration by Daniel Bader - 10-24-2011 Director Brooks Hunter was recently interviewed about his horror film, "Kenneyville". The film is about a couple that find themselves kidnapped by a group that wishes to brainwash them. The film explores what happens when one's sense of reality beg... |
 | The "Active Minds" Group at the University of Montana by Daniel Bader - 10-21-2011 A bipolar student at the University of Montana has started a group called "Active Minds" to help benefit other students with mental illnesses at the University. Robin Richardson, a sociology and psychology student has had several battles with bipola... |
 | Chicago Police Develop New Protocols For Mental Illness by Daniel Bader - 10-20-2011 WBEZ in Chicago had a very interesting story today about how the strategies of the Crisis Intervention Team in Chicago have been changing with respect to mental illness. Much of this change has come through the efforts of a single police officer, Ju... |
 | Major Lebanese Conference Focuses on Bipolar Disorder by Daniel Bader - 10-19-2011 Every other year, the "Burning Issues in Psychiatry" conference is held. It is the largest psychiatric conference in the Middle East, and it is being held this time from October 27th to 28th in Beirut, Lebanon. At each iteration of the conference, ... |
 | Teen Study Targets Bipolar-Heart Disease Link by Daniel Bader - 10-18-2011 Researchers at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto are beginning a study to look for biological factors involved in the link between people with bipolar disorder and heart disease. On average, people with bipolar disorder have heart disease more often an... |
 | Bipolar School Superintendent Departs Over Condition by Daniel Bader - 10-17-2011 The superintendent of the Peru school board in New York State recently departed from his job because he was bipolar. Dr. Thomas Stapleford, who was appointed superintendent in June of this year left his job by mutual agreement because of his bipolar... |
 | Antidepressant-Induced Mania Signals Bipolar Disorder: JAD by Daniel Bader - 10-14-2011 A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders indicates that those who have mania as the result of receiving antidepressants are likely to actually have bipolar disorder. Currently, mania that is caused by medication is not concerned a... |
 | NAMI Supports Embattled Mississippi Clinic by Daniel Bader - 10-13-2011 The National Alliance on Mental Illness has recently taken the unusual step of intervening on behalf of a local clinic set to open in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The clinic, named Psychamore, is set to offer outpatient services to the local communit... |
 | Pete Earley Discusses His Book "Crazy" by Daniel Bader - 10-13-2011 Healthy State has just published a short interview with author Pete Early. In 2007, he wrote a book called "Crazy", which followed mentally ill people in the Florida prison system and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He discovered that, as he ... |
 | Misuse of Mental Illness Terms: BBC by Daniel Bader - 10-11-2011 The BBC News Magazine ran an interesting article yesterday about the prevalence of mental illness terms outside of their standard context. For example, it discussed the way that people who are especially neat are called "OCD", the market is called "... |
 | Genetic Marker for Suicidal Behavior Found by Daniel Bader - 10-10-2011 Researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto have found a genetic link between a low-functioning BDNF gene (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) and suicidal behavior. The specific variation is known as the "methianine" or "met... |
 | Use of Evidence in Bipolar Treatment: ECNP by Daniel Bader - 10-07-2011 An article resulting from a speech given at the annual ECNP congress by psychiatrist Dr. Andrew A. Nierenberg was published today in Clinical Psychiatry News. Dr. Nierenberg is the medical director of the bipolar clinic and research program at Massa... |
 | Cariprazine Shows Promise, But Trial Worrisome by Daniel Bader - 10-06-2011 A new phase-three research trial has provided positive results for the newly-developed antipsychotic Cariprazine and its use for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder 1. In a study of 312 people, Cariprazine showed that it was significantly mor... |
 | Bipolar Man Runs Western States Ultramarathon by Daniel Bader - 10-05-2011 Howard Schaub from Decatur, Illinois started running what are called "ultramarathons" back in 2009. An ultramarathon is a 100 mile race almost four times longer than a standard marathon. He had been trying to qualify for the prestigious Western Sta... |
 | It's NAMI Mental Illness Awareness Week by Daniel Bader - 10-04-2011 The first week of October is Mental Illness Awareness Week. It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1990 as a way of recognizing the National Alliance on Mental Illness' (NAMI) efforts in spreading knowledge about mental illness. The NAMI websit... |
 | Major NZ Study Examines Social Rhythm Therapy by Daniel Bader - 10-03-2011 A major study has just started in Christchurch, New Zealand, and it will examine the effectiveness of a new type of therapy called "Social Rhythm Therapy". Social rhythm therapy examines social relationships to look for triggers, and to thereby head... |
