Today I’m going to be talking about bipolar disorder. It is a disorder that effects a lot of people around the world and is very harmful. It makes you depressed and feel like you don’t like yourself and makes you have lots of crazy episodes and makes some people go crazy. Bipolar disorder is a very serious disorder that makes you go crazy and makes you have lots of crazy episodes‚ and puts you in serious depression .It also brings lots of high and low moods and changes your sleep‚ energy‚ thinking
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health disorder if not being treated the disorder can take over a person’s life. Bipolar disorder consists of mania and depression episodes that can change time to time. According to the article “Medication prescribing patterns for patients with bipolar I disorder in hospital settings: adherence to published practice guidelines” (Lim‚ 2001)‚ an examination was performed to compare medication prescribing in hospitals to recently released of expert’s consensus guidelines
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A Portrayal of Bipolar I Disorder: “Mr. Jones” “Mr. Jones” is a 1993 film featuring Richard Gere as the manic-depressive eponymous character. Despite having been in and out of treatment facilities for twenty years‚ Jones happily embraces his grandiose personality and zest for adventure. The audience is introduced to Mr. Jones on the heels of a manic episode‚ which leads to his arrest and admittance into a mental hospital. As the film progresses we learn of the extent of Jones’ illness through
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Individual research Paper Claudine Robinson CSNL 526 January 12‚ 2012 Dr. Michelle McGuire Individual research Paper Bipolar Manic Depression Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness that affect between 0.8% and 1.6% of the population that is at least one out of every 100 persons. It affects women as well as men and usually starts somewhere around a person’s teens or late twenties. This particular depression has to do with mood swings and causes people to go from highs/cheerful and blissful
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Bipolar Disorder: Its Causes and Effects At least 2 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder‚ more commonly known as manic-depression. This illness usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life. Although it may come into affect at any time‚ most individuals with the disorder experience their first mood episode in their 20 ’s. However‚ manic-depression quite often strike teenagers and has been diagnosed in children under 12. The risk of suicide among
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Kierrah Thomas Mr. Hamilton English 1020 17 September 2014 Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder: How to Cope With Diagnosed Family Member What is a psychiatric disorder? When you ask many people what a psychiatric disorder is‚ the first thing they associate it with is mental hospitals‚ psychopaths‚ and crazy‚ dysfunctional people. But in all honesty‚ the only people who understand what psychiatric patients are dealing with are doctors‚ psychologist‚ and the family members that have to interact
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Bipolar Disorder Julie L. Pettrone Psychology 101-48 Mrs. Pamela Lusk July 22‚ 2010 Bipolar Disorder 2 As stated by Monica Basco‚ in The Bipolar Workbook (2006)‚ Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels‚ cognition‚ and mood and one or more depressive episodes. The elevated moods are referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also experience
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Bipolar disorders fall into two categories‚ Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder. According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ “for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder‚ it is necessary to meet the following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes” (p. 123). While a diagnosis for Bipolar II Disorder needs to meet the criteria for a current or past hypomanic episode and criteria for a current or past major depressive
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diagnosing of bipolar disorder in teenagers. The number of adolescence being diagnosed with bipolar has increased at an astonishing rate of 40-fold in the past decade (Dr. Mark Zimmerman‚ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior). While there is validity in a small percentage‚ there is an alarming amount of misdiagnosis. As a high-paced tech savvy society‚ we want answers and quick fixes now. There is a long involved and in-depth strategic process to properly diagnose bipolar disorder
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Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme changes in mood‚ energy and ability to function. Mood swings caused by bipolar disorder are different from the normal decay. They can hurt relationships and cause poor job performance in school‚ and often associated with psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations‚ delusions or thought disorders.The two extremes of the illness are mania (when the energy reaches its peak to become elation or irritability) and depression (when the lethargy and mood is grayed)
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