Med Shadow Interview Part 2: Treating Bipolar Disorder
Please check out Suelain Moy’s excellent interview of Dr. Fink, “Treating Bipolar Disorder: A Q & A with Dr. Candida Fink, Part 2.” Dr. Fink’s answers cover medication, therapy, self-help, and the...
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Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 3rd Edition
We’re proud to announce the release of the 3rd Edition of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies. About the Book Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 3rd Edition is a reassuring guide that sorts out the differences...
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Sleeping Better with Bipolar Disorder
Sleep is restorative. It heals us. It grants our brains and bodies needed downtime for recovery from the stress and demands of our waking hours. Our circadian rhythms (our sleep/wake cycles) regulate...
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Bipolar Medication Mindfulness
Living with bipolar disorder often means taking medications regularly. That alone is a tough pill to swallow. Finding the right medicine “cocktail” often involves a month (or longer) journey of trials...
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Overcoming the Inertia of Depression with the Tiniest of Steps
A common refrain I hear from my patients’ loved ones — and especially from parents of teenagers with depression — is that if their child or spouse would just get up and work out they could stop being...
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Bipolar, Schizophrenia, and the Microbes Inside You
Can the bacterial community that lives in your gut actually be related to psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder? Research on the human microbiome and its effects on health...
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Tune Out the Bad News
I was recently interviewed by Meredith Carroll for her article in Redbook, “My 6-Year-Old Is Obsessed with National Tragedies — and I Doubt She’s Alone,” which is based on the author’s experience that...
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KIOS Bipolar Mood Navigator
In Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, I point out that a key self-help strategy for living well with bipolar disorder is to monitor your moods, and I provide a Mood/Sleep Chart to facilitate the process. I...
View ArticleBipolar Basics Webinar
Just to let you know, I will be delivering a webinar called “Back to the Basics: Bipolar Disorder 101” hosted by the International Bipolar Foundation this coming Monday, March 30 at 4:00 PM EST....
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Living with Bipolar Disorder during COVID-19
After a month or more of stay-at-home orders — with daily onslaughts of news about the coronavirus pandemic and the fraying economy — almost everyone is reaching new levels of frustration, fear, and...
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