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Lear is a manic-depressive and reports she is on lithium to control the condition. But she does not blame her disorder for the magazine's stormy evolution. "In the beginning, there was a lack of experience on my part," she concedes. "It was difficult for me to make important decisions." ^ According to several on the 35-member staff, she settled down as the magazine neared takeoff. Initially a bimonthly with a 200,000 circulation, it is supposed to go monthly by 1990 and ultimately grow to 1 million subscribers. Can it? Executive Vice President Marc Liu reports that direct...
...next step for scientists will be to identify the particular gene or genes responsible for manic depression. This will enable them to understand the biochemical basis for the disease, which could lead to better treatments. (The drug lithium carbonate is effective in 70% to 75% of cases.) It could also lead to tests for the diagnosis and identification of people at risk for bipolar disorder...
...time pharmacist handing out a Bromo. Or just his presence: decked out in cowboy duds ("They sell a lot of these around here, but I never see anybody else wearing them"), moonstruck and heartfelt, with knowing eyes and open face and sloping, sculpted jaw. Gregory Peck dosed out on lithium. He sure gives you pause. Then he makes you laugh...
...exceedingly high among those afflicted with this sickness. And as far as the manic-depressive artist is concerned, I do not advocate that artists should avoid professional help. On the contrary, they have been undertreated for their mood disorders, and many could profit from the sophisticated use of lithium and psychotherapy...
DIED. Nathan S. Kline, 66, combative psychiatrist who pioneered in the use of pharmaceuticals to treat mental illness and helped introduce tranquilizers and antidepressants, especially lithium, to enable the mentally ill to live outside hospitals; during heart surgery; in New York City. Kline won Lasker Awards in 1957 and 1964, but the second was successfully challenged by an associate who claimed credit for the achievement...