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A comprehensive source for information and video about bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. Bipolar disorder involves extreme mood swings.

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  • Midwest City woman sentenced to life for 2009 killing of stranger Kimberly Kay Hegwood, 36, told a judge she...
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    Once considered out of the purview of public health and prevention, mental and addictive disorders now must be considered as significant contributors ...
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