I recently received a note from a mother desperate to help her daughter who was diagnosed bipolar and has only been made worse by psychiatric care. She has been prescribed…
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Marijuana can help bipolar disorder. That is excellent news for many who suffer from severe mood swings. But the caveat is it does not help everyone and – like any…
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How was the chemical imbalance theory developed? I didn’t answer this question directly in the previous post: What is the Chemical Imbalance Theory. We understand it does not ‘prove’ anything…
The article “An Overview of the Neurological Base of Bipolar Disorder” published October, 2017 in the Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders is inaccurate and misleading. It sounds scientific, but…
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The Chemical Imbalance Theory – also called the “monomine” or “biogenic amine” theory – proposed low levels of one or more of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine in the central…