Updated February 21, 2022 Since the airing of this blog in June 2019, rapper Kanye West and his open struggles with bipolar disorder have been in the news yet again and a source of celebrity gossip and public speculation. West has been adamant that he does not need medication to manage his symptoms. He also has ... Read More
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How to Support a Loved One With Bipolar Disorder
All mental health conditions can be difficult to manage, but for a caregiver, living with a loved one who has bipolar disorder can be overwhelming and terrifying. The condition, which often manifests as shifts from dramatic highs to very lows in activity, energy and mood, is hard to handle, especially on a daily basis. ... Read More
Treating Borderline Personality & Bipolar Disorders: With Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Nelson
FHE Health takes a holistic approach to behavioral health treatment, which means it doesn't just concentrate on substance abuse disorders. Often, addiction has ties to mental health disorders, and the team at FHE Health is experienced in treating co-occurring disorders and understanding the role that mental health may ... Read More
10 Ways to Help Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder
About 2.6 percent of the United States population is diagnosed with some form of bipolar disorder. That percent might seem low, but that means that 8.5 MILLION people suffer day to day with this mental illness. Chances are, you either know someone or will encounter someone with this disorder over the course of ... Read More
What’s in A Name? A History of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect almost 5% of the adults in the United States, and almost 90% of those affected have an advanced case. That said, many of those afflicted do not seek treatment because of a severe social stigma surrounding the disorder and other mental health disorders like it. Moreover, those who ... Read More
Notable People Afflicted with Bipolar Disorder
At FHE we know how difficult substance addiction recovery can be when you have a dual diagnosis like bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a psychological disorder of moods. There’s a big social stigma around the disease and if the mood disorder itself didn’t feed addiction, the stigma would do it on its own. There’s ... Read More
Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder
What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a condition of the brain that affects just under 3 percent of Americans according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It's also called manic-depressive illness or manic depression. Bipolar disorder causes extreme changes in mood that often lead to shifts in ... Read More
Johnny Manziel Tackles His Bipolar Disorder
Manziel Addresses His Addiction and Mental Health IssuesMr. Football, Johnny Manziel, who has been struggling with various substance abuse problems publicly shared news surrounding his bipolar disorder. As reported by the NY Post, Johnny Manziel now understands his “huge downfall.” The former first-round draft ... Read More