We all have the occasional mood swing or wake up on the wrong side of the bed some mornings. However as this insert shows, it is not just a simple case of good or bad days when your fluctuating moods are affecting your career and your relationship with loved ones. Tshidi Khumbane shares her experience of bipolar mood disorder.

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What’s Your Reaction? When it comes to mental illness, there are plenty of stereotypes. But in reality, mood disorders can be hard to pinpoint–particularly in people with bipolar disorder symptoms.

AstraZeneca is launching a new campaign called Take on Depression through a Take on Depression facebook page and a FaceDepression Twitter feed to support, educate and inspire those affected by bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, also known as depression.

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What is it that could make someone so desperate that they would take their own life? Meryl Kessel has spent every day of the past five years asking herself that question. Her son committed suicide. “My son took his life in September 2005. He was 23 years old. He was bipolar,” she said. Bipolar disorder affects people differently. In Brandon Kessel’s case, Meryl Kessel said it made him want to …

Melbourne, Oct 23 : The sleeping patterns of teenagers can provide a clue to their longer-term risk of developing depression or bipolar disorder, say scientists.

Teens’ sleep habits can provide a clue to their long term risk of developing depression or bipolar disorder.

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The way teenagers sleep can provide a clue to their longer-term risk of developing depression or bipolar disorder.