A Manic Depression, Bipolar Disorder Primer

The bipolar (also called the manic-depressive) illness, caused by imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain, is known to wreak havoc with countless lives in this country as well as all over the world. My interest in the illness stems from the fact that my father is bipolar (the illness first manifested itself when I was around fourteen or fifteen). Needless to say, the emotional strain I and my family were placed under has been quite significant. In retrospect however, I realize that a lot of the pain and suffering for us was due simply to misinformation and/or lack of information about bipolar illness. Although things are improving, especially in the U.S. and in the western hemisphere at least, I feel that the bipolar illness (unfortunately) still remains taboo and a cause of much unnecessary suffering for the patient and for family/caregivers. This website is my minuscule effort to correct this situation.

I hope you find the information helpful.

Anurag Shankar

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