Symptoms of Manic Depression

This article is about the symptoms of Manic Depression. Manic depression is another name for Bipolar; meaning that you can be really happy one second and really sad the next. The article briefly mentions how you can find out if you have it, also. Towards the end of the article it talks about how you can reduce the symptoms of Manic Depression (bipolar disorder).
-Supporting Facts-
• Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder, is classified as a type of disorder that goes way beyond the days ordinary ups and downs, and is becoming a serious medical condition and important health concern in this country.
• There are three types of manic depression: Major Depression or Clinical Depression, Bipolar Disorder or Manic Depression and Dysthymic Disorder.
• Bipolar or Manic disorder affects males and females equally although females are more likely to experience more depressive and less manic symptoms
• A diagnosis to bipolar or manic depression has to be made carefully by a psychiatrist base on the following tests: o The adolescent age and medical history o Adolescence tolerance for specific medications or therapies o Expectations for the course of the condition o The parent opinion or preference
• The symptoms of manic depression or bipolar disorder are: depressive symptoms and manic symptoms.
• In many cases Manic symptoms are present before the age of twelve, there are often confused with attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), this is a syndrome that is usually characterized by serious and persistent difficulties resulting in inattentiveness or distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
• To this day scientist have not found a cure or the gene that is causing the bipolar disorder.
• The coping strategies that researches enforce for bipolar patients to keep are a healthy life style, reducing stress, and most of all help to understand your mood, prevent relapses, words of encouragement, like I love you, you’re doing a great job,