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My wife has a bi polar disorder. Before she was hypo manic now she is suffering with depression.She has been in the hospital several times but they always send her home the same or next day.She is taking Zyprexa and Depakote.What can I do to help her?
Hi, Kenneth . . .
The single most important thing you can do for her is help her find an excellent psychiatrist with whom she can work on a regular basis to prevent additional hospitalizations.
A list of such psychiatrists may be found at:
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.psychiatrists.html
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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