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Brain and Cognitive Sciences. David R. Dow: Lessons from death row inmates. Health - Are we born good or evil? Do humans have an innate sense of morality? If so, where does it exist in the brain and how did it get there? BBC’s Horizon shows how scientists looking into the minds of babies and criminals are rewriting our ideas of right and wrong. Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, David Berkowitz – these men were notorious killers.

But were they born bad? In the hunt for morality, Horizon meets the scientists looking inside the minds of criminals to find out what makes their brains different. Horizon finds out just how delicately balanced our brains are. Top Ten Charts | Empathy Library. Psychology. Dr. Csernus: az önbizalomért meg kell dolgozni! / Lelkisegély. Bookshelf - BITE BACK. Depression explained: in teenagers & young adults - In teenagers & young adults - Depression.

One in five children and adolescents is affected by mental health problems and disorders. Those aged 18-24 have the highest prevalence of mental disorders of any age group. Key points about depression in adolescence Depression in this age group should be taken seriously. Youth suicide is the third most common cause of death in this age group. Signs of depression in an adolescent An adolescent who is depressed may not show obvious signs of depression. Becoming socially withdrawn Falling in their performance at school Engaging in risk-taking behaviour (e.g. reckless driving, inappropriate sexual involvements) Engaging in drug and alcohol abuse. Sometimes a minor physical problem is used as a disguised appeal for help. Where to get help for an adolescent If you think your son or daughter, or someone you are close to, might be depressed, the first step is to either take them to a GP or to the local medical centre.

Sometimes the adolescent may not want to seek help. Resources and links: Major advances in bipolar disorder. In recent years, there has been a heightened and long-overdue public and professional awareness of bipolar disorder (manic–depressive illness). While lay appreciation of depression and schizophrenia has improved dramatically over the past decade, understanding of bipolar disorder has lagged. However, public figures such as Olympic swimmer John Konrads,1 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and actress Carrie Fisher (of “Star Wars” fame) have recently spoken out about their struggles with this condition.

Media interest has been enhanced by reports such as a recent Access Economics / SANE Australia document, which estimated the cost burden of bipolar disorder in Australia to be $1.6 billion a year.2 The increased community interest in bipolar disorder parallels significant advances in the scientific understanding and treatment of the condition, which will be the focus of this article. Diagnosis Epidemiology and comorbidity Bipolar depression and suicide Disability and impaired function Neurobiology Treatment. Bipolar Medication Myths (Captioned) Joanna Moncrieff interviewed by Will Hall of Madness Radio.

Stephen Fry - The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive Part 1. Stephen Fry on Manic Depression (Bi polar disorder) Stephen Fry on Manic Depression (Bi polar disorder) Personal Reflections on Manic-Depressive Illness. Everything Bipolar: What life is REALLY like in the psych ward. Ask Me Anything (bipolar depression) Stress Research: 10 New Things We Learned This Year, For National Stress Awareness Month. Hangulatjavító ételek - Ismeretterjesztő - Lifegarden. Bipoláris személyként különösen érzékeny vagyok arra, hogy ételeim milyen hatással vannak az agyamra. Az elmúlt években kutatások igazolták, hogy néhány étel, illetve mikrotápanyag nyugtató hatással van az agyra, s így boldogabbá tesz.

Ezek közül következik néhány. Omega-3 zsírsav Az Omega-3 zsírsav hideg vízi halakban (lazac, makréla, csukamájolaj, szardínia olaj) található, illetve többek között a chia mag és a lenmag a legjobb forrásai. Olykor a tojásban is található Omega-3, abban az esetben, ha a tyúkok lenmagot kaptak. A skandináv Pszichiátriai Szemlében jelent meg 2011 júliusában Parker és Hagerty tollából egy szakirodalmi áttekintés, amiben megállapították, hogy az Omega-3 tetten érhetően befolyásolja a hangulatunkat. A mentális kezelés részeként használható a depressziós hangulat javítására, a mániás tünetekre ugyanakkor nem alkalmazható. D vitamin Bizonyított, hogy a D vitamin pozitív hatással van a felnőttek és az idősebbek mentális állapotára.

L-Tryptophan Italok. Truehope Store. Child Bipolar Behavior. Rescuing Childhood: Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Rescuing Childhood: Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents - Part 1. Bipolar Diet: Foods to Avoid and Good Foods to Eat. Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. Does Fish Oil Improve Mood With Bipolar Disorder? Continued... Fish oil can help keep your heart healthy. But some experts also believe that fish oil is an important bipolar supplement and that it plays a key role in brain function and behavior. Some research suggests that a getting more omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil is linked to greater volume in areas of the brain. Still, the overall evidence for benefit of fish oil in bipolar disorder is inconsistent. If you're a vegetarian or vegan looking for possible benefits of fish oil, go with nuts.

Which Foods Should I Avoid if I Have Bipolar Disorder? Some general dietary recommendations for treating bipolar disorder include: Continue reading below... In addition, you need to be wary of natural dietary supplements that can cause a drug-herb interaction. OTSZ Online - Regisztráció. Bipolar IN Order Online Education. Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens: A Parent’s Guide. Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Children. Forget a lot of what you know about adult bipolar disorder symptoms - many of the symptoms of bipolar in children are quite different. Mood swings in children can be extremely fast, and various angry and irritable behaviors are very common. The depressive symptoms are more akin to adult depression symptoms, as you'll see in the list below.

The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos, MD, and Janice Papolos is an excellent resource for parents who have children with bipolar disorder. Below is an excerpt from their work (reprinted with permission), which lists those symptoms that Demitri and Janice found, in their research, were common to children who have bipolar disorder. Very Common Symptoms of Childhood Bipolar Disorder Randy's parents are exasperated. Some say, "Randy is just all boy. Many whisper, "Can you believe that boy Randy? Challenges in Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Children.

The Bipolar Child - 2002 Revised and Expanded Edition. If you have a child with bipolar disorder and have not yet read The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos, MD, and Janice Papolos, now is the time to grab this book. The revised and expanded edition incorporates important new material on research, medications and other topics of vital interest to parents and therapists alike. New Edition In their announcement of the new edition, the authors said, "In the past two and a half years, we have heard from thousands of parents and educators, and their stories, comments, and questions have given us much to think about.

These readers let us know what concerns they have, and what specific information they need and want. " They went on to say they were "more than delighted to have a second opportunity to detail some of the newest developments in the fields of research and pharmacology, to address some subjects in greater depth, and to answer many of those questions that repeatedly come to us through cyberspace. " Important Changes Even Better. Could My Child Have Bipolar Disorder – Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Children. A mother in our forums, who has bipolar disorder herself, shared, “My four year-old is extremely angry these days.

He flies off the handle for no apparent reason. He becomes enraged and it’s hard to calm him down. Is it possible he has bipolar disorder at four or is this normal behavior?” Great question, mom. The answer is yes. Yes, it is possible he has bipolar disorder. As I noted in Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder – Beyond Obscurity, the number of children tagged with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder has increased exponentially over the last 10 years. So should you consider scheduling an appointment for your child to be evaluated by a psychiatrist? Functioning – Are the problem behaviors of your child interfering with his daily functioning? What about family functionality? Feeling – Does your child feel like there is something wrong with her? Family – Is there a history of mental illness in your child’s family? Source: Maier, W., Hofgen, B., Zobel, A. and Rietschel, M. (2005). Challenges in Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Children.

Famous People with Bipolar Disorder - Adult Bipolar Disorder. A wide variety of well-known people have been linked to bipolar disorder. Long lists have been compiled to show that mental illness does not have to stop anyone from achieving success in life. It's not always easy, however, to know for sure if someone's name should be on the list. The Price of Success? Among entertainers who have been associated with the mood disorder are Stephen Frey, Spike Milligan, Richard Dreyfuss, Patty Duke, Carrie Fisher, Linda Hamilton, Margot Kidder, Vivien Leigh, Maurice Bernard, and Ben Stiller.

Film directors said to be bipolar include Tim Burton and Joshua Logan. Singers Rosemary Clooney, Connie Francis, and Charley Pride appear on the lists, too. Fact The guessing game of bipolar versus other disorders is reflected in two legends: Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland. Some of the above celebrities have published memoirs describing their experiences with bipolar disorder. Past Accomplishments Many others not listed above are rumored to have the mood disorder. Axl Rose - Heavy Metal star diagnosed manic-depressive - but is he? Heavy metal singer Axl Rose has been included on every list of celebrities with bipolar disorder for years.

Rose himself has stated he was diagnosed manic-depressive, but that he isn't sure the diagnosis is correct. A history like his might fit the profile for bipolar illness but could equally well fit other conditions as well. Rose, who was raised as Bill Bailey, describes his childhood in mostly angry terms. He speaks of physical and sexual abuse, of a mother who was never there for him, of a stepfather who whacked him for singing along with Barry Manilow's "Mandy.

" He talks about singing songs of Elvis in front of the smaller children at recess when he was in third grade. He tells stories of witnessing astonishing things springing from a fervent Pentecostal upbringing, and winning prizes for learning Bible verses, yet being unable to believe anything of what he was taught. At 18 Axl hitchhiked to Los Angeles to seek his fortune. Sting (Gordon Sumner) - manic-depressive or figure of speech? In a May 1996 interview with Live! Magazine, musician and actor Sting was quoted as saying, "Anyway, during that period with the Police, the most successful time of my life, I was suicidal. My first marriage and my relationship with the other members of the band was collapsing. I just felt adrift. I was manic-depressive and I just wasn't chemically balanced enough to enjoy it. I was out to lunch. " On the strength of this single off-the-cuff statement, Sting now appears on lists of bipolar celebrities all over the internet.

The musician and actor known as Sting was born Gordon Matthew Sumner on October 2, 1951 at Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. His solo albums, including Soul Cages and Ten Summoner's Tales, gave Sting continued success. His 2005 autobiography, Broken Music, earned rave reviews from both critics and audience alike. Was Sting seriously revealing a bipolar condition when he described himself as having been "manic-depressive"? History of Bipolar Disorder | bphope. There’s no time like the present to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Comparisons between what we know now versus what we knew then reveal that, indeed, our understanding of the disorder has come a long way. Though it’s impossible to trace the first case of bipolar depression or mania, much is known about the evolution of its identification and subsequent classification and naming as manic depression—now known generally as bipolar—and about those specialists whose breakthroughs have contributed so much to our present-day treatment expertise.

In the beginning As might be expected, the early history of bipolar and other mental disorders is not pretty, but rather a testimony to ignorance, misunderstanding, and fear. Consider that in 300 to 500 AD, some people with bipolar disorder were euthanized, according to Cara Gardenswartz, PhD, who is in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, with specific expertise in bipolar disorder and in its history. Dr. Inspired by Dr. Linda Hamilton says she has bipolar disorder - today > entertainment - today > entertainment > movies.

WASHINGTON — “Terminator” fans know Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor — tough as nails and out to save the world. But in real life, Hamilton was having trouble saving herself. In an exclusive interview with AP Radio, Hamilton revealed that she’s bipolar. She has struggled with depression most of her life and was a compulsive eater as a child. She knew something was wrong, but she didn’t know what. For 20 years, she tried different therapies and treatments in a desperate search for answers. She was finally diagnosed 10 years ago. Once she got her illness under control, she decided (well before Jane Pauley’s similar announcement last month) to talk about it. Why? AP: The “Terminator” movies gave you an image as a tough cookie. Hamilton: I became this sort of iconic figure of fitness and toughness and I was like, “Oh, no, no no, you don’t want to be like her.” AP: Were you tough to live with in those years?

AP: How many years before you found out what was wrong? Hamilton: Very severe. Amy Winehouse’s troubles inspired songs — and then killed the songwriter. Amy Winehouse appears to have been similarly touched. The British songstress, as troubled as she was sensational, had turned her self-destruction into art. “They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, ‘No, no, no,’ ” Winehouse sang in her 2008 Grammy-winning hit, “Rehab.”

And sure enough, she was found dead Saturday in her home in London from a suspected drug overdose. By some estimates, about 3 million people in the United States suffer from manic depressive disorder. The rate of alcoholism and drug abuse within that group of people is said to be three times that of the general population. Cocaine, heroin and alcohol are often used to self-medicate, but they only end up making the problem worse. About 1 out of 5 people with manic depressive disorder commit suicide. What a confounding disorder of the mind, this melancholia mated with mania, the driving force behind creative genius.

“I do drink a lot. These colliding worlds create a lot of friction, and not everyone can handle the heat. Was Kurt Cobain Bipolar. 11 Historical Geniuses and Their Possible Mental Disorders. Studies have shown that there are much higher instances of mental disorder in political leaders and creative geniuses than in the general population. And while it's impossible to be completely sure of a correct diagnosis of a historical figure, that hasn’t stopped researchers from making educated guesses. Here's a speculative look at the mental health of 11 of history's big thinkers. 1. Abraham Lincoln – Depression? The Great Emancipator managed to lead the country through one of its more trying times, despite suffering from severe depression most of his life. According to one Lincoln biographer, letters left by the president’s friends referred to him as “the most depressed person they've ever seen.”

On at least one occasion, he was so overcome with “melancholy” that he collapsed. Hell! 2. When the composer died of liver failure in 1827, he had been self-medicating his many health problems with alcohol for decades. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The black dog would follow him the rest of his life. 8. 11 Historical Geniuses and Their Possible Mental Disorders. Linda Hamilton says she has bipolar disorder - today > entertainment - today > entertainment > movies. Catherine Zeta Jones Bipolar Disorder Treatment. Bipolar Disorder Videos - HealthiNation. Multiple Personality Disorder - Documentary. Multiple Personality Disorder - Documentary.