Bipolar I Disorder is defined by manic or mixed episodes that can last up to seven days; extreme manic episodes can become so severe that the person needs immediate care. Depressive episodes may occur as well, these episodes can last at least 2 weeks. Usually a manic stage can occur first and when you come down off of these manic episodes, you typically spiral into a depression over what you may have done. Bipolar I Disorder usually will develop in a person's later teenage years or early adult years
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Depression: Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders Almost everyone experiences mood changes in their lives. They feel happy or elated when things are going their way. Maybe Dave got a raise at work or Gary caught a glimpse of the pretty girl he has a crush on. They feel sad or upset when things are not going their way. Perhaps Becky’s television went shot or Marilyn just found out her favorite uncle has cancer. These feelings are normal and usually do not last very long. When feelings of intense sadness
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Treatment The disorder that I will be explaining is classified as a mood disorder known as a bipolar disorder. I will be outlining the current means by which this particular disorder is diagnosed, along with the treatment options that are available, and the causes of this disorder. A disturbance in mood or a prolonged emotional state is how a mood order is defined (Morris & Maisto, 2005). Some people think that just because they have mood swings that they themselves have a bipolar disorder. This is
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Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a common mental disorder that is caused by genetics, the environment, brain structure, and chemistry. Bipolar disorder can often be misdiagnosed in teenagers since they are going through changes in their body and mind. One could see mood swings in a teenager and make the mistake of thinking he or she is going through normal changes. However, if one looks deeper into Holden’s character, one realizes that his mood swings, along with his excessive
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How Bipolar Disorder affects the routine life of a person Lynn University Introduction will begin with information on Bipolar disorder and symptoms to look for. I will add some facts and what treatments are available. Once I get into explain what it is and how to look for it, I want to get into some treatment and medicine that is given. After getting into the explanation and care for the disorder, I would like to explain how it affects your daily routine and what is needed to overcome this
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Paper Unipolar and Bipolar Disorder Many people go through a normal day and have their emotions fluctuate due to some sort of stimuli. It is quite normal for people to feel emotions like depression or elation because of certain situations or circumstances. It is when moods like depression or mania that affect people for a longer than normal period of time or when they constantly fluctuate between depression and mania that one may suffer from something called a mood disorder. Depression is a
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ideal person for their society. One specific character, Elizabeth, is portrayed by the author to have attributes of a person suffering from bipolar disorder. Jane Austen does this in the hopes to reveal to the reader that by displaying Elizabeth in
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Americans suffer from bipolar disorders. Symptoms usually appear in adolescence or early adulthood and continue throughout life. The disorder occurs in males and females equally and is found more frequently in close relatives of people already known to have it.. It has been very noticeable among creative individuals, affecting such artists as Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler, Ernest Hemingway, and Virginia Woolf. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual
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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens * Does your child go through intense mood changes? * What is bipolar disorder? * Who develops bipolar disorder? * How is bipolar disorder different in children and teens than it is in adults? * What causes bipolar disorder? * What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder? * Do children and teens with bipolar disorder have other problems? * How is bipolar disorder diagnosed? * How is bipolar disorder treated?
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BIPOLAR DISORDER ANGELITA BUTLER Bipolar disorder is sometimes called manic- depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder is associated with mood swings that range from the lows of depression to the highs of mania. When you are depressed you can feel sad and hopeless, lose interest and pleasure in most activities. Sometimes when your mood shifts in the other direction, you can feel euphoric and full of energy. This can happen a few times a
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