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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.
| 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.
| 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.
| "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"?
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