bipolar disorder
Producer cites bipolar disorder in civil rights suit against Al Jazeera
A former TV producer in Florida, whose bosses ordered her to relocate to Washington, DC, claims in a new lawsuit that the proposed transfer violated her civil rights. Karina Gomes...
City called to check in on man killed during nail salon melee
A city health worker called to check in with a mentally ill man -- days after he was shot dead while bashing an NYPD officer in the head with a...
Family of mentally ill man killed by police were trying to get him help through the city
Just eleven days before he went berserk in a Brooklyn nail salon Friday -- slamming a chair into the head of a veteran cop who then shot him dead --...
Flight attendant who sparked Newark Airport panic is bipolar: report
The Alaska Airlines flight attendant who sparked panic by sounding an alarm and yelling "evacuate!" at Newark Airport is bipolar and had an issue with her medication, CBS2 reported Tuesday....
NYPD cop who killed knife-wielding man in 2017 will not be charged
Brooklyn prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges against the police officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding bipolar man in 2017, a law enforcement source told The Post on Friday....
Man caught at St. Pat's with gas cans found mentally unfit for trial
Now even his prosecutors agree: the former Lehman College philosophy adjunct professor accused of entering St. Patrick's Cathedral carrying cans of gasoline last April is mentally unfit for trial. The...
Islanders goalie opens up about inner battles: Almost killed myself
Robin Lehner had to drink a case of beer a day to ease his mind. He needed pills to go to sleep. The goaltender assumed it was part of his...
How to tell if your mood swings could be bipolar disorder
Anna Hawkins, then 29, was “really not in a great spot” after her 2012 divorce. Most days, “I was paralyzed by depression,” Hawkins, from Minnedosa, Manitoba, in Canada tells The...
Boxing announcer's biggest fight: battling bipolar disorder
After the 2015 Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, boxing broadcaster Mauro Ranallo crashed. He had given a triumphant performance calling the historic bout, but what should have been a glorious career milestone quickly...
True happiness is found when you turn off your phone at this exact minute
Using mobile phones after 10 p.m. can trigger depression and loneliness, a study has revealed. According to The Times, people who spend the night checking social media, watching television or...
Man killed by NYPD had bizarre run-in with cops in 2008
Saheed Vassell had three run-ins with cops as an “emotionally disturbed person” — including an incident during which he ate rocks in the street while not wearing pants, The Post...
City's failings are to blame for fatal police shooting of bipolar man
Saheed Vassell, who suffered from bipolar disorder and had been in and out of hospitals multiple times in recent years, was shot at 10 times by New York City police...
Johnny Manziel: Alcohol, bipolar disorder nearly ruined me
Johnny Manziel now understands his "huge downfall." The former first-round draft pick opened up to "Good Morning America" about his battles with alcohol and said he has been diagnosed with bipolar...
This is what a psychotic breakdown actually feels like
One sunny afternoon eight years ago, lawyer Zack McDermott sprinted through Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park, convinced he was being filmed for his own TV show. In a psychotic break, he...
Jail staffers could face charges in dehydration death of inmate
Seven staffers from a Milwaukee County jail run by outspoken sheriff David Clarke could face criminal charges in the dehydration death of an inmate who was left without water for...
How this couple stopped mental illness from tearing them apart
San Francisco-based teacher Mark Lukach was married to his wife Giulia for just three years when she had her first psychotic episode at age 27. In the years that followed,...
How a WWE star wrestled with mental illness
Don't mess with “Crazy Chick.” Former three-time WWE Divas champion AJ Mendez Brooks was beloved for her stage persona as a vengeful ex-girlfriend, but she had her limits for how...
Cops Taser bipolar woman armed with knives, scissors
Cops disarmed a bipolar woman who was menacing them with a knife and threatening to kill people, shooting her with a Taser on Wednesday, sources said. The encounter started with...
Bipolar man arrested after attempted 'suicide by cop'
A bipolar man suspected of attempting suicide by cop was arrested and charged Thursday, one day after he was shot by police officers in an early-morning confrontation in Canarsie. Davonte...
Bipolar college student missing during NYC visit
https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/54dw52/missing_person_zachary_camhi_last_seen_at_bryant/ A 25-year-old Boston University student with bipolar disorder who was visiting the Big Apple has been missing for at least a week, his concerned family said. Zac Camhi was...