Bipolar Genetics Collaboration - Offers details on genetics research being carried out at major research universities. Includes articles, video and information on studies. Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder - A review of the epidemiology, comorbidity, neurobiology, and treatment of child and adolescent bipolar disorder over a ten year period. Includes developmental considerations, clinical characteristics, psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments. The Prevalent Clinical Spectrum of Bipolar Disorders - Provides an explanation of the illness, legal and illegal medications, guidelines and treatment as well as FAQ from Usenet newsgroups alt.support.depression.manic (ASDM) and soc.support.depression.manic (SSDM). In Transition: Manic Depression and the New Year - Dr. Peter Melgaard Thompson uses a New Year's party as metaphor for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorder - Essay by a psychiatrist on the classification and treatment of mood disorders. Gaps Exist in Public's Understanding of Bipolar Disorder - An article that discusses the results of a survey of public perception of the disorder. Metroactive: Friends in High Places - An article by Kelly Luker features profiles of some persons who have been diagnosed. PubMed: Family-based association study of 76 candidate genes in bipolar disorder - Abstract details the testing of the association between 76 candidate genes and bipolar disorder, identifying brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a potential risk that will require additional study. Use of Neuroleptics in Primary Care for the Management of Bipolar Disorder - by Michael Menaster, MD. Treatment goals and challenges. Bipolar Disorder and the Creative Mind - Liz Paterek explores bipolar disorder and creativity. Medscape: Bipolar Affective Disorder - Offers a history of the illness, pathophysiology, mortality and morbidity, statistics, episodes definitions and causes. Are You Bipolar? - Article discusses the over diagnosis of the illness in part due to the newly termed mild bipolar disorder. Includes author's personal perspective. by Vanessa Grigoriadis in New York Magazine Bipolar Risk - Genes, pathways and environmental risk factors in Bipolar Disorder. Are Migraines and Bipolar Disorder Related - Comparison, comorbidity and treatment considerations. [Free registration required to view] PsychEducation - James R. Phelps, M.D. Includes diagnosis, and treatment articles. HealthyPlace.com: Bipolar Conference Transcripts - Living with the illness, food, parenting, treatment options, coping, suicide, medications, stability, self-help, children and special education law. Bipolar Clinic and Research Program - Solicits volunteers for current research studies at a Massachusetts General Hospital clinic.