| | News from around the world this week - two drug warnings and a look at a place where mental health care is almost impossible to get, and many people believe evil spirits cause mental illness. | | FDA Alert - Heart Risk With High Doses of Celexa The FDA warns that Celexa (citalopram) should not be used at dosages higher than 40mg per day. Celexa is an SSRI antidepressant that used to have a maximum dosage of... Read more | Desperately Needed Healthcare Reform Imagine living in a place where only two out of every hundred people can get mental health care. Where unlicensed prayer camps take in the mentally ill to "cure" them, but put those they can't physically control in chains. And where the government has let a completed mental health care reform bill sit on the sidelines for 5 years. | UK Painkiller Recalled Citing Seroquel Consumers in the United Kingdom need to be aware that the package of Nurofen Plus sitting in a medicine cabinet may contain the antipsychotic Seroquel instead. | Dump the Stigma and Focus on Recovery Before he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Andy Behrman knew something was wrong - but no one else recognized it. They saw that he was successful and cheerful - so they thought he was fine. But when he was diagnosed with bipolar, there was instant stigma - he even mentally stigmatized himself. | | | | Bipolar Disorder Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Bipolar Disorder newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com | | | | Must Reads | | Advertisement | |
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