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Follow the links below to find information on various forms of bipolar mood disorders and relevant support services.
Updated September 2008
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Bipolar Disorder explained: in pregnancy & postnatal
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Bipolar Disorder occurs in childbearing women and onset of symptoms may be during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby. This may be a first episode or the continuation or relapse from an episode prior to the pregnancy. Symptoms will be the same as those that occur with Bipolar Disorder at other times however the treatment required may vary when a woman is pregnant or breastfeeding. The focus of fears and depressive concerns can be the wellbeing of the baby, or feelings of inadequacy as a parent.
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Apr 2008
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Managing someone with bipolar disorder
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Medications in Bipolar Disorder, Psychological treatments for Bipolar Disorder, Managing women with Bipolar Disorder, Early warning signs of relapse, Common pitfalls and complications, Who else to involve, Emerging new treatment approaches.
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Oct 2008
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Acute management of bipolar disorders
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Australian Prescriber
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Bipolar disorders can present in varying ways. Prompt recognition of the phase of illness and tailoring the patient's therapy accordingly will help optimise outcomes.
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Jun 2008
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Bipolar disorder
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Inspire Foundation
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A mood disorder characterised by exaggerated mood swings. This factsheet has information about bipolar disorder, some of the symptoms of the illness and ideas for getting help.
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Jun 2008
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Bipolar disorder
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Better Health Channel
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Bipolar disorder is a type of psychosis and used to be called 'manic depression'. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating episodes of mania and depression. The exact cause is unknown, but a genetic predisposition has been clearly established.
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Sep 2008
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Bipolar disorder
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DepressioNet
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Bipolar Disorder is a disorder that involves switching between periods of both depression and mania. It is called Bi-polar as people experience both poles: 'highs' and 'lows'. For this reason, in the past it has been called manic-depression.
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Dec 2007
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When to suspect bipolar disorder
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Clinical clues and tips for diagnosis, screening tools, co-morbidity, finding hidden Bipolar Disorder.
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Nov 2007
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Bipolar disorder & the GP
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Why GPs need to know about Bipolar Disorder.
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Nov 2007
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Bipolar disorder: Q & As
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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These are the most common questions we get asked about Bipolar Disorder.
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Nov 2007
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Bipolar disorder: treatments
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Bipolar Disorder involves episodes of depression and episodes of mania or hypomania. Therefore its management usually involves two parts: treating the current episode of mania or depression and preventing the long-term recurrence of mania and depression.
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Nov 2007
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Bipolar disorder: how to tell
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Information on how to tell if you have Bipolar Disorder, including a self-test.
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Nov 2007
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Bipolar disorder explained: causes
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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While we don't yet know exactly what causes bipolar disorder, we do know that it appears to have primarily biological underpinnings.
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Nov 2007
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Bipolar disorder explained
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Information on the features of bipolar disorder I and II.
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Jul 2007
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Bipolar disorder information
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InfraPsych
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This section provides you with all the background information you should know about bipolar disorder: what it is, the symptoms, the causes and some facts about the types of people that suffer from it.
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Jun 2008
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Bipolar disorder
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Bipolar disorder is a treatable mental health problem, which causes episodes of extreme changes in mood, thought, energy and behaviour.
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Feb 2008
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Maintenance treatments for bipolar disorders
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Australian Prescriber
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Bipolar disorders are disabling and, for most patients, recurrent illnesses. New drugs, in conjunction with the development of effective psychological interventions, mean that the clinician has an increasing range of effective options to offer patients with these disabling and challenging conditions.
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Jun 2007
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Bipolar disorder
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SANE Australia
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Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic-depression) is a medical condition. It affects the normal functioning of the brain, so that the person experiences extreme moods - very high and over-excited or very low and depressed.
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Jan 2005
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Bipolar disorder
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myDr
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Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic-depression) is an illness, a medical condition.
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Jan 2005
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