BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Thyroid Health Article on How Bipolar Disorder Manifests/Symptoms

[url=http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56301.asp]Characteristics of Bipolar Disorder[/url] Emotional symptoms are common in thyroid patients and medical research shows that lifetime anxiety and depressive disorders are directly associated with thyroid autoimmunity. For these reasons, thyroid patients should become self-educated on the emotions aspect of thyroid disease. Feel free to comment on the article or to ask questions!

James,
Good article. I think it is really important for people to know the signs/symptoms of mental health issues that can result from medical conditions.
Do you think it would be okay to provide a link to my article Bipolar Disorder to provide more details on this illness?

Yes Dr. Hershey, absolutely feel free to provide a link to your Bipolar Disorder article on this forum. I'm not yet at the stage that I can place a link in my own articles, linking to other articles or sites (must complete the launches first) but I will see if my lists of links in the * Anxiety - Depression* category includes one to your site and if not, I will add it. Thanks so much for the kind comments and I truly appreciate the link for forum members to learn more details about bipolar. (I also want to note that I changed the statistic I included in the article, saying that 1% of the population suffers from Bipolar Disorder. It is actually 2.6% -- a statistic I found on The National Institute of Mental Health.)

James,
Here is the article on Bipolar Disorder. Thanks for letting me post it.
Bipolar Disorder

Did you know that 2.3 million Americans have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a brain disease characterized by shifts in a person's mood and ability to function. A treatment plan that combines medication and psychotherapy is optimal for managing the disorder over time.

You're very welcome and than you again!