"People who are being treated for mental illness are no more violent than the general population," explains John McManamy. "The major catch, of course, is that NOT being treated substantially raises the risk of violence. Bipolar is characterized by lack of impulse control, which is not a good thing when we need to keep our anger in check."
"Last Thursday, I was speaking to our local NAMI," writes John McManamy. "A woman asked me a question. Her 22-year-old-son had yet to accept the reality of his bipolar diagnosis. This was putting the family through all kinds of hell. What could she do?" Read More »
"It's very common for people with bipolar disorder to be diagnosed first with depression," writes Marcia Purse. "Very often this is because hypomanic or even manic episodes aren't recognized by the patients as being anything to worry about." Read More »
