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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder Symptoms/Diagnosis Treatment Coping/Support From Marcia Purse, your Guide to Bipolar Disorder Silver Screen Psychopaths Inspired by Edward Gein Edward Gein's bizarre and violent behavior were the inspiration for three great fictional psychopaths - Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs. Search Related Topics:  sociopath  mental illness and crime  Risperdal Side Effects Risperdal - generic name risperidone - is an atypical antipsychotic drug often prescribed for treatment of schizophrenia and the psychotic features of bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. Patients taking Risperdal or risperidone should be aware of the potential side effects.   Search Related Topics:  antipsychotics  side effects  risperidone Hair Loss as a Medication Side Effect Several medications frequently prescribed for bipolar disorder can cause loss of and/or thinning of the hair. This article lists several drugs that may have this effect, tells what happens to the hair, and discusses what can be done about hair loss (alopecia) due to side effects of medications. Search Related Topics:  thinning hair  hair loss  side effects "Expansive" Mood - What Does That Mean? One of the criteria in diagnosing mania is that there must be a "sustained and abnormally elevated, expansive or irritable mood" through the episode. What do they mean by "expansive"? Search Related Topics:  mania  hypomania  moods Related Searches Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Depression Bipolar Symptoms Bipolar Therapy Bipolar Treatment Featured Articles Readers' Experiences with Electroconvulsive Therapy What Is Pressured Speech? Screen Legend Vivien Leigh's Bipolar Disorder Definition of Medication Half-Life What Is Psychoretardation? Ben Stiller and Bipolar Disorder   More from About.com Sign-up for a Recipe of the Day! Never wonder what’s for dinner again. Sign up for to receive some of our most popular recipes delivered to your inbox daily. Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! This newsletter is written by: Marcia Purse Bipolar Disorder Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Bipolar Disorder newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   More Side Effects Trazodone Cymbalta (Duloxetine) Xanax (Alprazolam)   Follow me on: Advertisement