by Joe | Aug 12, 2009 | Marriage, Relationships
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has a NAMI’s Family-to-Family Program – a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses. Several years ago, when I had my first encounter with bipolar disorder in my family, I...
by Joe | May 27, 2009 | Relationships, Sleep, Stories
Last spring, my wife ended up in the hospital with a rip roaring manic episode, so this year, we were on high alert. A couple weeks ago, she noticed herself having trouble sleeping, one of our first early warning signs, so she did the right thing and called her...
by Joe | May 11, 2009 | Hospitalization, Movies, Opinions, Relationships
Contains spoilers, so if you haven’t seen The Soloist yet, hold off on reading this. I saw the movie The Soloist this weekend starring Robert Downey Junior as Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Lopez and Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers, a musically talented homeless...
by Candida Fink, MD | Oct 29, 2008 | Hospitalization, Marriage, Relationships
Many friends and family members of people with bipolar disorder become frustrated with the fact that they can rarely, if ever, “make” their loved one obtain treatment. This is more of a challenge when the person is manic rather than depressed. In a manic...
by Candida Fink, MD | Jun 24, 2008 | Q&A, Relationships
Recently, Susan posted the following question on our Post a Question page: Question: I believe that my sister is bipolar. She has all the symptoms. She is 36 and has two kids. I have tried talking with her about seeing a doctor but she seems to think she doesn’t need...
by Candida Fink, MD | Jun 18, 2008 | Hospitalization, Relationships
Family and friends of people with bipolar disorder often wonder what they can do to help when their loved one is hospitalized due to a major mood episode. The short answer is to do what you would normally do when a loved one is in the hospital for any illness: Call...
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