David LaChapelle's 'Still Life': Celebrity Photographer on Bullying, Fame and …

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David LaChapelle's 'Still Life': Celebrity Photographer On Bullying, Fame And …
The Guardian's Elizabeth Day called LaChapelle "a genuine man caught up in a superficial world." Read on to hear LaChapelle on the exhibition, Adele, bullying and living as an artist with manic depression. Scroll down for a slideshow of the exhibition. Read more on Huffington Post

What is behind the mask of revolution? Global separatism in the Russian context
The idea of progress, the universal religion of the masses in the 20th century, develops in a very similar way to bipolar disorder, historically known as manic-depression. And just as manic symptoms differ in different people, so societies can … Read more on Open Democracy

Bipolar : A Manic Depressive illness – In this video six people who have manic depressive illness discuss the effect that it has had on their lives and they teach how to manage this serious condition. The video was produced in consultation with Professor Philip Mitchell, director of the Mood Disorders Unit at Prince of Wales Hospital, and Dr Meg Smith who is president of the NSW Association for Mental Health and who herself has manic depressive illness. Both Dr Smith and Professor Mitchell appear in the video. Traditionally manic depressive illness has been treated primarily with medication. While medication remains the centrepiece of treatment there is increasing awareness among consumers and health professionals that treatment requires a combination of medication, counselling, attention to early warning signs of relapse and sensible and informed lifestyle choices. With careful attention to all of these things the outlook for people who have manic depressive illness is optimistic. The people appearing in this video address all these aspects of an integrated approach to staying well. The video is intended for people with manic depressive illness, their families and friends, and for health professionals. Duration 46 minutes. * Medication? * Early warning signs * Counselling * Marijuana and alcohol * Lifestyle management * Support groups * The role of family and friends