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Why is this article locked? Please unlock it or at least undo the last three contributions by User:Conservative. They are spam. --[[User:FabioG|FabioG]] 09:10, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
Why is this article locked? Please unlock it or at least undo the last three contributions by User:Conservative. They are spam. --[[User:FabioG|FabioG]] 09:10, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
:I don't think they are spam, but I do think we might want to reconsider including it in the article. Maybe instead of linking to Truehope's website, we could link to a site like WebMD or even a helpline. Also, I think Conservative meant ''Discover'' magazine. [[User:LiamG|LiamG]] 09:42, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
:I don't think they are spam, but I do think we might want to reconsider including it in the article. Maybe instead of linking to Truehope's website, we could link to a site like WebMD or even a helpline. Also, I think Conservative meant ''Discover'' magazine. [[User:LiamG|LiamG]] 09:42, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
::The article was locked due to edit warring, since user:Bugler was using it as a platform to attack the sciences and speculate that the disorder is caused by liberal conditioning (see the second paragraph in the "Causes of bipolar disorder" section). Since he has set up the [[Big Science]] article to pursue the same vendetta, this article can probably now be safely unlocked. And since, after two weeks, he has failed to provide the "pressing evidence for environmental conditioning" he claims here, I suggest that this paragraph should be removed again.
::Regarding the new content added by Conservative, the first and third citation are to the website of TrueHope, who manufacture the supplement, so should not be treated as objective source material. The [http://www.naturalnews.com/023071.html second citation] gives a better overview, albeit from a 'natural health' perspective and confirms, that there a lot of skepticism and criticism regarding the product. It concludes that:
::''"Keeping in mind that this is only a nutritional supplement (regardless of what Health Canada says), the research suggests that it may be worth it for someone suffering from bipolar or other psychiatric disorders to look into trying this approach. However, this should be treated as a nutritional supplement and not an immediate replacement for medication."''
::On this basis, I think that the wording should be modified to acknowledge that the nutritional supplement is not widely regarded as a full alternative to medication. A citation from a mainstream medical or psychiatric journal would also give a better insight, if one can be found. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 09:54, 3 October 2008 (EDT)