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The Sound of Ideas

Of Two Minds: Bipolar

Posted Thursday, April 12, 2012

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Super-confident, high energy, racing speech; these are some of the symptoms of bipolar disorder as are reckless behaviors, intense guilt, irritability, crushing depression. One of the most daring films at this year's Cleveland International Film Festival presented intimate details of what it's like to live with the extraordinary mood swings of bipolar. "Of Two Minds" is the basis for our conversation on The Sound of Ideas.

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Community/Human Interest, Health, Mental Health

Guests

Lisa Klein, film maker, Of Two Minds
Liz Spikol and Michael ‘Petey’ Peterson, people with bipolar
Dr. Robert Rowney, director, Cleveland Clinic Mood Disorder Unit, Lutheran Hospital

Additional Information

National Institute of Mental Health
National Alliance for Mental Illness
University Hospitals Mood Disorders Research Program

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