by Joe | Jul 25, 2008 | Genetics, Heredity
In many families with a history of bipolar disorder, family members are often concerned about the likelihood that they or their children will ultimately develop the disorder. We cover this topic in Chapter 2 of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, being careful to point out...
by Joe | Jul 12, 2008 | In the News, Opinions
By Joe The Wednesday, July 9 edition of the Billerica Minuteman carried the story “Marzilli Indicted,” about Massachusetts State Sen. Jim Marzilli, D-Arlington who “was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on charges stemming from a day he spent in...
by Joe | Jun 11, 2008 | Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships
From Joe I saw my wife at the “hospital” yesterday, Tuesday. The doctor was supposed to have started her on lithium. I learned that he was unable to do so, because he needed to run a pregnancy test first. I’ve had a vasectomy, and I am 99.99999% sure that my wife has...
by Joe | Jun 9, 2008 | Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships
By Joe Over the past two weeks, I have been dealing with a bipolar disorder crisis in my family. Even though I have learned a great deal about bipolar disorder over the years – from working on the book and our blog, from past experiences, and from extensive research...
by Joe | Jun 3, 2008 | Hospitalization
From Joe I took my wife to the hospital on Sunday. It broke my heart and hers. I think there is nothing more difficult in life than checking a loved one into one of these places, but I felt that we had no other option. Cecie was cycling into a manic episode with a...
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