NC sheriff with bipolar disorder to retire

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A western North Carolina sheriff who says he suffers from bipolar disorder has been granted permission for medical retirement.

S.A. volunteers help study treatment for Hispanics with bipolar disorder

SAN ANTONIO -- Bipolar disorder is a highly disruptive mental illness that if left untreated often leads to suicide. Now, local patients are volunteering for a study to improve outcomes, particularly for Hispanics. Teresea Wagner, 64, of San Antonio is doing well these days after she was formally diagnosed with bipolar disorder six years ago and treated. But before that?   “I was more on the ...