Beethoven Without Bipolar: The Cost of Creativity
This week’s discussion topic was on bipolar disorder. So far we have only focused on the negative effects of bipolar disorder and finding ways to treat it. I a...
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Bipolar Disorder in Children- Efficient and careful diagnostic tools needed.
Bipolar disorder is generally defined as recurrent periods of mania and depression (Bipolar I) or hypomania and depression (Bipolar II). According to the websit...
Bipolar Disorder: We Need A Pokeflute
Bipolar disorder is one of the most well known neurological disorders, characterized by alternating states of prolonged depression or manic states (the term is ...
Psychiatry by the Book: A cursory look at the mental disorder diagnostic process
Psychological disorder diagnoses have spiked dramatically in the last 30 years, bringing into question the environmental origins of these disorders. Are there ...
Over Medicated and Undiagnosed
This week our topic focused around bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is characterized by continual changes in mood that last over a long period of time. Thes...
"Delayed Concussions"
I was a football student manager from 6th grade until I graduated high school so I saw my fair share of concussions but what I had never seen was a delayed conc...
Concussions: A Big Impact on Life
Newsworthy Concussions have been creating much fervor in the news recently. Increasingly, high schools, universities and other educational institutions have bee...
"Spiritual Disorder" or Neurological disorder? What are we doing?
Neuro degenerative disorders were not always neuro degenerative disorders. Before the enlightenment and its emphasis on naturalism and empirical study, neuro d...
Concussions in Elementary School Children
The topic of discussion this week was about the mechanisms underlying concussions and the many side effects that they can produce. The mechanical force of a blo...
Concussion recovery time varies on individual basis
Concussion is a common accident experienced by people of all ages. It can be a result of a fall, a hit to the head or any type of traumatic brain injury. Sports...