Bipolar Disorders & Depression Bipolar disorder and depression are very similar illnesses with one major difference: people with bipolar disorder switch between episodes of depression and mania (Hedy Marks‚ The Difference Between Bipolar Disorder and Depression‚ p. 1). Some people who are diagnosed with depression may actually have bipolar disorder because people with bipolar disorder often only seek treatment during a depressive episode. These disorders are similar in several ways; therefore
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BIPOLAR: HUMAN BEHAVIOR OR DISEASE? Thesis Statement: 1. Bipolar disorder can affect an individual‚ most especially in socializing with other people and coping with the society. I. Introduction II. Bipolar Disease/Disorder A. Bipolar Disorder B. Bipolar Disorder Harder on Youngsters III. Symptoms of a person with a Bipolar Disorder A. Mood Mapping B. Bipolar Disease a. Symptoms b. Cause IV. Treatment to Bipolar Disorder A. Creativity Closely
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with Bipolar Disoder Laura McMahon Holmes Community College What Causes Bipolar Disorder to Occur Living from day to day with a mental illness‚ such as bipolar disorder‚ can take over somebody’s life with the struggles given to them and the ones that care about them. Bipolar Disorder is not necessarily something that people are born with. It can be passed down through genetics‚ but it can also take place at any time in somebody’s life. Stressors are things that can create bipolar disorder‚ such
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Bipolar Disorder: Prevalence of Misdiagnoses & Comorbidity Liberty University Abstract Bipolar disorder is a complex and disabling psychiatric disorder that has been frequently misdiagnosed for years (Ghaemi‚ Ko‚ & Goodwin‚ 2002). The most current research suggests that 69 percent of those who have bipolar disorder were initially misdiagnosed (Tracy‚ 2013). A common challenge clinicians face when attempting to accurately diagnosis bipolar disorder is the factor of comorbidity
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I. INTRODUCTION A client diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder‚ such as Mary Ann Garces‚ intrigues and challenged the student nurses to applying onto the practical field‚ their acquired knowledge‚ attitude and skills from preceding lessons in order to function as an operative and effective member of the multidisciplinary team. The group members are determined to broaden their knowledge concerning the disorder‚ particularly in the various methods in which they are supposed to
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Biological Approach Bipolar Disorder “The biological approach looks for its roots of mental disorders in the brain’s circuitry.” (Kowalski‚ R.‚ & Westen‚ D.) When using the biological approach the mental health professional is looking for problem with how a person brain is functioning. It is their belief that it is more of a medical cause for a person’s problems. The brain is studied to see if it is functioning proper and if it is not what the possible causes may be. It is known that different
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Bipolar Disorder My third goal for this semester in the Advanced Internship class was to find psychoeducation‚ interventions‚ and techniques to use with clients dealing with bipolar disorder. I selected this goal because I have had a few clients this semester with bipolar disorder and have felt stuck at times when they have reached their “lowest point.” The clients were never suicidal‚ however they had a hard time doing things for pleasure. The materials in my binder allow me to incorporate cognitive
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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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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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Diagnosis and 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
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