In this podcast, we get answers from Brett Stevens, an entrepreneur, athlete, and one-time professional gambler who has written about his experience with mania and what he did to overcome it.
Category Archive: Mood Spectrum
Voices, Paranoia, Delusions For reasons not entirely clear, many people, and many doctors among them, seem to believe […]
(1/2015) Of the many things that can be said about this combination of problems, for now I just […]
This website is about “depression plus”: more than plain depression, weirder or more ups and downs — but […]
Antidepressants can cause mania, but how often they do depends on the study.
What’s with this “spectrum” talk? The DSM is the official rule book of diagnoses, right? Bottom line: The […]
You’d think psychiatry would know more about this. Everyone knows estrogen has something to do with mood, right? […]
Notes from a presentation by Dr. Akiskal This is a “translation” for non-psychiatrists out there. All responsibility for […]
This is a copy of the material from my Diagnosis page, placed here for ease of access to […]
Between bipolar and depression is a range of mood problems called the mood spectrum. It includes bipolar II, depression with mixed features, and depressions that don’t respond well to antidepressants.
(updated 2014) Medication information:Amazingly detailed information on any medication, by any name you know, or you can search. […]
with Gradual Antidepressant Reduction With respect for Dr. Gary Sachs, Director of the Harvard Bipolar Disorders Program and […]
Menopause affects mood, especially “perimenopause”, the phase roughly 5 years prior to the end of menses (age 51, on average, […]
It’s amazing how little is known about some really basic things — like what causes PMS, for example. […]
Is there Some Evolutionary Advantage to Bipolar? Evolution did not select out bipolar disorder because the genes which […]
a dramatic example — yet missed, and worse Here is one woman’s account of cycling (used by permission). […]
Why track your mood? This is not going to be easy (or tracking exercise, which might be even […]
Can you ever get better? If you try enough different medications, might you find one combination that “really […]