A Heart to Heart Talk on The Realities of Bipolar Affective Disorder
Bipolar affective disorder is a medical condition marked by mood swings that are much more severe than what most normal people undergo every now and then. The condition is more commonly known as manic-depression or bipolar depression, and combines episodes of deep, brooding depression with extremely elated moods ("mania"). The frequency and intensity of these severe mood swings differ among sufferers.

Study Published in JAMA Finds Benefits of Antidepressants Out-Weigh Risks in Treating Pediatric Depression and Anxiety Disorders
According to a new study, conducted by the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice (CIPP) at Columbus Children's Hospital and published in the April 18 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), there is more information for parents about the risks and benefits of antidepressant treatment for children with depression and anxiety disorders. The Children's Hospital study found the overall benefits of antidepressants in treating pediatric major depressive disorder (MDD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and non-OCD anxiety disorders (ANX) in children 19-years-old and younger clearly out-weigh the risks of suicidal thoughts and attempts associated with these medications.

Anxiety Disorder - Risks involved with anxiety
There's a major difference between the normal, explainable types of anxiety and intense, often crippling anxieties that aren't so easy to explain or understand. Doctors call these "anxiety disorders." It's estimated that 10 percent of North Americans will experience one of these disorders at some point in their lives. In the past doctors believed that these disorders were directly related to deep-seated psychological problems. Now researchers are finding that genetics and subtle imbalances in brain chemistry may playa significant role. Anxiety And Depression