Medication is often the first thing people think of when bipolar disorder is mentioned, and for good reason. Mood-stabilizing medicines are the backbone of treatment for most patients. But anyone who has lived with the condition, or beside someone who has, knows that a prescription alone does not teach a person how to recognize a […]
It often starts quietly. A bright student stops attending classes. A cheerful young man begins to lock his bedroom door, covers the windows, and says people are talking about him. A daughter who loved family gatherings now sits alone and whispers to someone who is not there. Relatives call it laziness, a phase, or […]