First of all, I love William Shatner. Well, not so much William Shatner, as I don’t really know the man (as if that’s stopped me before), but William Shatner as Denny Crane.
So, let me rephrase: I love Denny Crane.
Given my love for Denny Crane, and my sadness over this being the final season of Boston Legal, it was no surprise William Shatner’s name in this week’s TV Guide caught my eye. (Actually, given the blah factor of this week’s Brothers & Sisters, it was no surprise I was sitting on the couch perusing this week’s episode of TV Guide. But, …read more

This post is part of Celebrity Health Week at the b5media Health & Wellness Channel. For more information about Celebrity Health Week posts here at Mental Health Notes, visit Introducing Celebrity Health Week: Celebrities And Mental Illness.
Now that we’ve nodded in the direction of celebrities who have bipolar disorder, let’s take a look at the illness itself so you can better understand what these famous folks are going through.
Keep in mind that this post is just an overview and by no means meant to act as a substitute for medical professional advice.
I gathered information about bipolar disorder from the same …read more

Back in January, I notified you all of an advocacy alert regarding the Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act (S.1375) from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA).
Yesterday I received another advocacy alert from the DBSA. This one was also related to postpartum depression and S.1375 (and the House’s version, H.R. 20), only this one was titled an “URGENT REQUEST.”
Why?
Well, according to the alert, it seems as if “some mistakenly believe [the legislation] is a conspiracy to push new mothers to take medication.”
Hmm…I’ve read the House version of the bill (which explains postpartum depression, highlights treatment options – …read more