- Depression
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mood disorders are terribly painful illnesses, and they are isolating illnesses. And they make people feel terrible about themselves when, in fact, they can be treated.
- Animals
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love animals, and I was always attracted to the idea of being a zoo veterinarian or a veterinarian with the circus.
- Depression
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of things so bad about depression and bipolar disorder is that if you don't have prior awareness, you don't have any idea what hit you.
- Goes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Grief comes and goes, but depression is unremitting.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing good comes out of depression.
- Complicated
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- Nov 07, 2020
Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.
- General
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of studies that suggest a higher rate of creativity in bipolars than the general population.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who have it will experience a frightening, chaotic and emotional ride. It is not a gentle or easy disease.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am one of millions who have been treated for depression and gotten well; I was lucky enough to have a psychiatrist well versed in using lithium and knowledgeable about my illness, and who was also an excellent psychotherapist.
- Distinguishing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no common standard for education about diagnosis. Distinguishing between bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, for example, can be difficult, and mistakes are common. Misdiagnosis can be lethal. Medications that work well for some forms of depression induce agitation in others.
- Disease
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- Nov 07, 2020
We expect well-informed treatment for cancer or heart disease; it matters no less for depression.
- Empathy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential.
- Professor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I say I'm an academic: a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. And I write.
- Depression
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are scientists all around the world looking for the genes responsible for bipolar illness and major depression.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's more common than not that bipolar illness will start in the teens. One of the reasons I spend a lot of time on college campuses is exactly that reason. It's terribly important to talk to students about knowing these things in advance.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020