Ms. Stang was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which she thinks began in her teens.

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When Peter Stang won this award, he made sure to thank the 100 post-doctoral and Ph.

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For Debra Stang, the pressure had been building long before she snapped.

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"We're very proud of the jury, and with the judgement, " said David Stang, the murdered nun's brother, who travelled from Colorado Springs to attend.

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Her best friend had died in January 2001, and Ms. Stang, then 32, felt surrounded by grief at her job as a social worker at an inner-city trauma center near her home in Merriam, Kan.

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