Abstract Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans‚ or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Bipolar disorder is commonly diagnosed based upon the criteria found within the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders‚ symptoms‚ course of illness‚ and‚ when available‚ family history. Treatment is made up of taking a mood stabilizing medication and should include
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Bipolar Disorder‚ also known as Manic Depression‚ involves episodes of mania and depression‚ with periods of stability. Manic episodes are characterized by elevated energy levels‚ restlessness‚ feeling of nothing can go wrong‚ and high self-confidence; while depressive episodes are the exact opposite: low energy‚ sluggish‚ sadness‚ and feeling of hopelessness. Occasionally‚ people suffering from Bipolar Disorder can suffer more severe symptoms such as hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and disorganized thinking
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Abstract This paper will be discussing Bipolar Disorder. It will cover some of today’s diagnosis methods and treatment. The treatments covered will involve psychotherapy and antidepressant drugs. Bipolar Disorder Many refer to Bipolar Disorder as manic-depressive disorder. This disorder causes people to swing from very low depressive states to extreme highs of “mania.” When people are depressed they may feel sad‚ hopeless and lose interest in everyday activities. However‚ when their mood shifts
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Treatment Beh 225 July 10‚ 2011 Assignment: Diagnosis and Treatment According to the American Psychiatric Association‚ there is a fifteen percent prevalence of mental disorders in the United States. Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic-depressive‚ is a mental disorder. Symptoms of bipolar disorder include extreme highs and extreme lows with periods of normal mood in between. Manic symptoms are being extremely active‚ talkative‚ distractible‚ unlimited hopes with no follow through‚ aggression
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Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Children by Patricia Oakes November 6‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………..i INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………1 FINDING AND CONCLUSIONS……………………………………………………..2 LIVING DAILY LIFE: HELPING YOUR TEEN AT HOME AND SCHOOL……2 HOW CAN YOU WORK TOGETHER WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHERS?....3 SCHOOL & THE CHILD WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER………………………….4 DISORDERS THAT CAN ACCOMPANY BIPOLAR DISORDER……………….5 WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS…………………………………………………
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BIPOLAR DISORDER CASE 10 ANS no 1 Patients with bipolar disorder may be noncompliant with drug therapy for a number of reasons‚ including denial or failure to believe that they have an emotional disorder ‚reluctance to give up the pleasurable experience of mania‚ and drug side effects. Ego plays a large role - there is a tremendous amount of hubris and grandiosity among bipolars in the early phases of recovery - such an ego recoils at the affront of being told
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went on‚ the behaviors Romeo was showing seemed similar to having depression. At first he would display behaviors of impulsive energy that resembled hyperactivity and then have weeks of being in a sad state‚ which depicted him of possibly having bipolar disorder. Among Romeo’s many behaviors‚ the most common would be his noticeably fast talking when he is excited to say something or share an event he had planned for the family. We would refer to this as him having‚ "one of those days". For example
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The most classic form of the Bipolar Disorder is called Bipolar I. It traditionally begins with a mania‚ followed closely by a depression that may seem to be payback for the intensely energetic period that just passed. It is not an uncommon disease. Studies have concluded full-blown manic-depression probably occurs in one percent of our population‚ though many cases go undiagnosed. The milder forms often go undiagnosed‚ but probably occur in three to four percent of people (Duke and Hochman). The
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illness known as Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is reoccurring episodes of manic and depression that last from a day to months. This mental illness causes unusual and dramatic mood swings‚ energy and the ability to think straight. There is several different types of disorders. Bipolar disorder has a very negative impact on my life. This illness has caused me to ruin many friendships and have a downward spiral in my jobs and school. Ten billion people in the world have bipolar disorder but with
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Bipolar II disorder affects 5.7 million Americans over the age of 18. (Mary C. Townsend‚ 2015. pg.499) There is a stigma associated with this disorder but‚ what many don’t know is when properly diagnosed and treated‚ one can lead a fairly uninterrupted life. Bipolar II is often misdiagnosed as “major depression”. It is characterised by periodic runs of major depression with occasional manifestation of hypomania. Hypomania is the primary symptom that differentiates the diagnosis. In the following
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