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- Generally a mood state characterized by a sense of inadequacy, a feeling of despondency, a decrease in activity or reactivity, pessimism, sadness and related symptoms.
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 Bipolar (I) & (II) Disorders
  PsychNet-UK Bipolar Disorders Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
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Advances in the Management of Bipolar Disorder (manic disorder) - From the Journal of Advances in Psychiatry. Registration Required. 4/5
Biological Theories of Manic-Depression - By Melissa A. Bromwell 3/5
Bipolar II: A Guide for Patients and Clinicians. A complete guide to Bipolar II: severe mood swings, and depression with anxiety/insomnia/irritability. 2/5
Bipolar Children and Teens - Bipolar information, particularly directed toward the child and teen perspective. Highly recommended for all parents of bipolar children. Contains many links.  3/5
Bipolar Disorder - Joy Ikleman's Pages -A good site web page written by a bipolar for bipolars. Includes Bipolar DSM-IV Criteria.  3/5
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Bipolar Disorders & Bipolar II Disorder - From the Journal of Advances in Psychiatry. Registration Required. 4/5
Award Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents - BPSO -Bipolar Significant Others website. The information presented on this site is intended to provide information and support to the families, friends and loved ones of those who suffer from bipolar disorder (manic-depression). These resources have helped many of us inform ourselves, cope with behaviors that sometimes arise from the illness, better understand our own reactions, and determine how we may best support our loved ones in their efforts to understand and live with this often terrible disease.  4/5
Bipolar Disorder - What is it? - A serious look into Bipolar Disorder and help in finding treatment . An Article. 3/5
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Bipolar Disorders Information Site - Home of "Ask The Expert"!! Excellent site including chat forum, treatments, links and lots more. 5/5
Bipolar not Bonkers - A personal perspective on living with bipolar affective disorder. Very interesting and well presented. 3/5
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Bipolar Disorder Sanctuary - Ask Paul Markovitz, M.D. Ph.D., newsletter, articles, clinician's forum, bulletin boards, chats and ICQ lists for borderlines and their families, personal stories, and more. 5/5
  Bipolar Disorder Today - Information, research, resources, personal stories, community, newsletter, bookstore and much more. 3/5
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Bipolar World - One of the better personal bipolar web sites. Lots of information, stories, poetry, humor and special sections about weight gain from psychiatric drugs and what one can do about it.   4/5
BPSO - Bipolar Significant Others - An internet mailing list providing support and information about Bipolar Disorder. 3/5
Childhood Onset Bipolar - From NAMI.  3/5
Complex and Rapid Cycling in Bipolar Children and Adolescents - Complex and Rapid Cycling in Bipolar Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Study. 3/5
Derby Manic Depression Fellowship Support Group UK - A resource of sufferers of manic depression / bi-polar disorder. 3/5
Dutch Foundation for Manic Depressives NSM - A comprehensive Anglo- Dutch web site with emporium of bipolar information, humor and insight!!  3/5
How to Avoid a Manic Episode - An Article 3/5
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Hypomanic Episodes - From the Journal of Psychiatry. Continuing Medical Education. Registration Required. 4/5
Manic Depression Web Site UK - I hope that these pages will provide useful information about Manic Depression and related mental health issues to all who visit this Web Site. The majority of the information is relevant to people living in the United Kingdom. There are also Links to many useful Community and Health related organizations.  3/5
McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web - Represents the web's most comprehensive one-person site devoted to depression and bipolar disorder, with more than 240 articles, more than 150 links, and news - from diagnosis and treatment to personal stories and essays to issues that touch all our lives. 3/5
Michael Crawford's Manic Depression Page 3/5
New Treatment Options For Bipolar Disorder - Currently, the mood stabilizers available for those with manic depression are limited to the old standby lithium (Eskalith, Cibalith-S, Lithobid) and the newer divalproex sodium (Depakote). 3/5
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NIMH - Bipolar Disorder - The brain to produce bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. 9 , 10 New brain-imaging techniques allow researchers to take pictures of the living brain.  4/5
Award Pendulum Resources on Bipolar Affective Disorder, Manic Depression 4/5
Prepubertal and early adolescent bipolarity differentiate from ADHD by manic symptoms, grandiose delusions, ultra-rapid or ultradian cycling. An Article. 3/5
Psychiatric Times - Psychiatric Times -  Circadian Rhythms Factor in Rapid- Cycling Bipolar Disorder. by Ellen Leibenluft, MD Psychiatric Times May 1996 Vol. XIII Issue 5.  3/5
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Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network - The Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network is a multi-center research effort in bipolar illness (or manic-depressive illness) by some of the most respected mental health researchers in the United States and Europe. The mission of the Bipolar Network is to advance scientific understanding of the causes of bipolar illness and to establish strategies for the best long-term treatment of this illness.  4/5
The Society for Manic Depression, Online Program For Remission for Bipolar Disorder - Manic Depression 3/5
The South African Bipolar Home Page - This site is hosted by the Western Cape Bipolar Association which is run by sufferers of Bipolar Affective Disorder (Manic Depression) to assist them and their friends and family in dealing with the illness. This association is affiliated to the South African Bipolar Association which aims to represent and support all bipolars in South Africa.  3/5
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The Write Brain - Links page to a broad range of information relating to depression and bipolar disorder...very comprehensive. 4/5
What's the difference between bipolar disorder and "Borderline Personality Disorder"? - An Article. 3/5
www.2madfish.com - Helps you to understand the relationship between you and bipolar. Add your, family or friends story to this site. Descriptions of medication and important words to a better understanding of Bipolar. 3/5
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