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Bipolar Disorder/Expert Profile

Joyce A. Anthony

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Expertise

I can answer questions dealing with bipolar disorder in a parent, yourself or your child. I can give suggestions and insight into what can be expected of many medications for bipolar disorder. My most extensive knowledge is in children with bipolar disorder. Here I can give advice on dealing with daily events, schools, medication and professionals.

Experience in the area

I am the daughter of a bipolar/schizophrenic parent, am bipolar myself and am raising a bipolar child. I have a background in Psychology from Gannon University, have run several parenting classes for those parenting bipolar children and have had extensive experience with medications, the school system, homeschooling a special needs child, dealing with counselors, doctors and other professionals in the mental health field. I write for a bipolar website, with the focus on educating the child with bipolar disorder on his/her illness.

What do you like about this subject?

Bipolar disorder is still vastly misunderstood--yet it has many good points. I like to help educate the general public on this disorder and make them understand that this diagnosis is not the end of the world.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I'd like to learn the exact cause of this disorder to better help find effective treatment options.

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Recent Reviews from Users

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Manzar	11/19/09	10	10	10	10
Audreanna	11/09/09	10	10	10	10	Joyce Anthony is one of the most .....
Audreanna	11/06/09	10	10	10	10	I have ask Joyce questions before and .....
Audreanna	10/13/09	10	10	10	10	One again I am so greatly appreciative .....
Audreanna	10/12/09	10	10	10	10	I can honestly say in my short .....

Recent Answers from Joyce A. Anthony

2009-11-15 how serious, crazy? paranoid?:

Hi Randall: There seems to be a lot of concern on your part here and I will try to address them all. First, sex is sex, regardless if there is actual intercourse. Whether sex is "good" for a person

2009-11-08 Alderall for bipolar:

Audreanna: As his mother, you have every right to say no! Don't allow them to bully you into this. He is telling you something is wrong, you see the change--there are no two people closer to the situation

2009-11-05 Alderall for bipolar:

Hi Audreanna :-) After four days, the chances of the Adderal causing mania are very slim. Anti-depressants are a different class of medication, so they work over a longer period. Adderal tends to work

2009-10-12 Alderall for bipolar:

Thanks for your kind words and evaluation, Audreanna. Please do let me know how this turns out. It can be scary to get a diagnosis, but it is really much easiuer to deal with something when you know

2009-10-10 Alderall for bipolar:

Hi Audreanna: I would pick a day when there was no school or other outside activities and try one dose. With this medication, one dose is all that is needed to know whether it is bipolar disorder or

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