DBSA-NOVA Weekly News

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Volume 1, Number 7

This Week

· 8/27. Teen Bipolar Support Group Committee. Reston Regional Library. 11925 Bowman Towne Drive. Reston, VA 20190.

· 8/28 Loved Ones Support Group. 14369 Round Lick Lane, Centreville , VA 20120. 7 p.m.

· 8/28 Centreville Bipolar Support Group. 6400 Old Centreville Road, Centreville, VA 20121. 7:30 p.m.

· 9/1 Free Back-to-School Mental Health Screening for Children, Adolescents and Adults. Ashburn Psychological Services. 2^nd Floor. 44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza. Ashburn, VA 20147. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Later

9/4 Centreville Bipolar Support Group

9/5 Woodbridge Bipolar Support Group

9/6 Norman Rosenthal, M.D., on seasonal affective disorder

9/8 Ashburn Bipolar Support Group

Support Group Pages

Ashburn

Resources

This is the web page for our program to help those in the hospital and their loved ones

National DBSA

The web page for the national Depression Bipolar Support Alliance

Publications

DBSA publications for those with mood disorders and their loved ones

Suicide

Links to suicide prevention hotlines and resources

Support Groups

Links to our Loved Ones, Ashburn, Centreville and Woodbridge meetings

http://www.dbsanova.org

bipolarhope@dbsanova.org

The news in this newsletter is brought to you from novabipolarhappens.blogspot.com

New treatments help reduce the number of manic episodes

Australian researchers have developed a treatment that halves the number of manic episodes experienced by people with bipolar disorder.

The team from the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria says it is the first study that conclusively proves patients can control their mania.

"This is the first time that we are aware of in the world that we've been actually able to reduce manic episodes," said lead researcher David Castle. "We are very excited about the program's success."

Half of the 84 trial participants were given medication alone. The second group took medication but also underwent weekly therapy sessions that taught them how to recognise the early symptoms of a manic or depressive episode, and steps to prevent the event.

http://novabipolarhopenews.blogspot.com/

FDA approves the use of Risperdal in children

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a widely used adult psychiatric drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.

The action permits use of Risperdal for schizophrenia in youths aged 13 to 17 and for bipolar disorder in those aged 10 to 17, FDA said.

http://novabipolarhopenews.blogspot.com/

Rosenthal to discuss seasonal affective disorder

Norman E. Rosenthal, MD, will discuss seasonal affective disorder, light therapy and other ways that those with bipolar and depression can fight the impact of season changes. The talk will be at the GWU Hospital Auditorium on Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

More information:

http://dbsanova.org/events.html

Join us at any meeting

Just because you already attend one group does not mean you cannot attend another. Now that we are bipolar support groups meeting in Ashburn, Woodbridge and Centreville you are welcome to attend all of them – all you have to do is have the illness. You can finding meeting dates and times, as well as those for the Loved Ones Group, by clicking on the !Yahoo Calender at www.dbsanova.org.