Posted on 04/13/2011 8:02:10 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A representative for Catherine Zeta-Jones confirmed Wednesday that the actress recently underwent inpatient treatment for bipolar II disorder at a Connecticut mental health facility.
Booster Shots spoke about the disorder with David J. Miklowitz, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and author of "The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know."
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depression, is typically lifelong and recurrent, Miklowitz said. Some people have their first episode in childhood, others later in life; the majority, during the teen years. Some people experience episodes every few years; others are in and out of episodes constantly.
Bipolar I is characterized by severe manias, said Miklowitz, during which people either "feel on top of the world" or irritable and angry. They sometimes feel like they have superpowers or heightened perception; their thoughts race and they're loaded with energy. Usually people with bipolar I swing between this manic state and a "flip side" of extreme depression during which they slow down, feel sad and lose interest in activities they usually enjoy (including sex). They can suffer from fatigue and insomnia, and can become suicidal.
People with bipolar II swing from severe depression to a milder and briefer manic state called hypomania. They aren't impaired to the extent that folks with bipolar I can be. "People notice a change, but it's not extreme," Miklowitz said.
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I know little of her work beyond one film and tmobile ads but wish her the best with treatment.
What a great scene - one of my favorite movies. He is SOO sexy!
Not that many guys can stand up to her...that idiot John Cusack sure couldn’t.
I think they have at least one young child in the mix there. Prayers for the whole family, mom, dad, and kid(s).
~Proving once again that the pretty(purdy)ones are always nuts.~
I’ll take that as a compliment!
I have been told by more than one mental health professional, chain smoking, lots of coffee drinking, abuse of alcohol, use of marijuana, abuse of other drugs can be common in bi-polar patients. They are -- consciously or not -- trying to level out the brain chemistry through self medication. At that point logic will take a back seat.
It’s impossible to test blood for “bi polar”, and that is probably why they now call it a disorder instead of a disease.
The combination of the following prescription drugs (which the pharmaceutical industry will never admit) causes it. Call it a side affect if you want to. Anti Depressant drugs, A.D.D. drugs combined with sedative drugs. Long term use of these three drugs seems to bring on sever mood swings aka Bi-Polar disorder.
It looks like Maureen Dowd gets the last laugh on this never-ending topic on Free Republic.
I hereby move that this same rule be henceforth applied to any thread title naming a beautiful woman, especially a beautiful conservative women. Examples being: Sara Palin, Michelle Bachmann to name only two of many.
Do I hear a second?
I say give her all the bi polar she wants
Wonder if this was brought on by her husband’s near-terminal cancer. Prayers for the Douglases.
She just needs a good spanking.
Call me Dr. Tainan...;)
Pictures. We want pictures. (And a psyche eval...)
Does this mean we have to post Maureen Dowd pictures?
Cheers,
Jim
She is addicted to having sex, and can't get enough.
Hey Laz, have we got a girl for you...
I actually do, many of them are devoid of photos.
I wonder if it’s reactive. She held it together well when he had the cancer and she’s just now flaking out now that things are okay and she dosn’t need to keep it together, so she goes a little nutzoid while unwinding. Happens.
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