bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder
PSY/340
April 15, 2013
Telisha L. Chandler, M.S.
Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition involving episodes of both depression and elevated mood, associated with significant disability and high relapse rates (Proudfoot, et al., 2009). For the purpose of this paper bipolar disorder will be discussed beginning with a description of the illness, then an explanation of the neurological damages or changes to the brain that can occur due to the illness. Next the possible behavioral or functional changes that can occur will be reviewed along with a description of the suspected or known causes of bipolar disorder. Furthermore there will be a discussion regarding current treatment or therapy options available as well as future research regarding the prevention or cure for bipolar disorder, and the role of genetics in the onset of the disease. In conclusion there will be a review of the power point presentation done by Team D that will include remarks regarding the visual appeal of the presentation and the overall organization of the information presented.
Team D’s detailed explanation of bipolar disorder is that it is a mental illness that causes constant mood changes that are referred to as mania or manic period when they are in the high phase of the disease followed by the extreme lows of the disease known as the depressive periods. They continue by explaining that these periods can be brief, from just a few hours to a few days, or longer, lasting up to several weeks or even months. Team D could have furthered their description of bipolar disorder by giving examples to better explain the description of the illness such as what a person with bipolar experiences during their mania phase or depressive phase to let the reader really understand what this experience is like for the individual with the disease.
Neurological damage and changes to the brain as a result of this illness according to Team D’s power point presentation is
PSY/340
April 15, 2013
Telisha L. Chandler, M.S.
Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition involving episodes of both depression and elevated mood, associated with significant disability and high relapse rates (Proudfoot, et al., 2009). For the purpose of this paper bipolar disorder will be discussed beginning with a description of the illness, then an explanation of the neurological damages or changes to the brain that can occur due to the illness. Next the possible behavioral or functional changes that can occur will be reviewed along with a description of the suspected or known causes of bipolar disorder. Furthermore there will be a discussion regarding current treatment or therapy options available as well as future research regarding the prevention or cure for bipolar disorder, and the role of genetics in the onset of the disease. In conclusion there will be a review of the power point presentation done by Team D that will include remarks regarding the visual appeal of the presentation and the overall organization of the information presented.
Team D’s detailed explanation of bipolar disorder is that it is a mental illness that causes constant mood changes that are referred to as mania or manic period when they are in the high phase of the disease followed by the extreme lows of the disease known as the depressive periods. They continue by explaining that these periods can be brief, from just a few hours to a few days, or longer, lasting up to several weeks or even months. Team D could have furthered their description of bipolar disorder by giving examples to better explain the description of the illness such as what a person with bipolar experiences during their mania phase or depressive phase to let the reader really understand what this experience is like for the individual with the disease.
Neurological damage and changes to the brain as a result of this illness according to Team D’s power point presentation is
References: Proudfoot, J., Parker, G., Benoit, M., Manicavasagar, V., Smith, M., & Gayed, A. (2009). What happens after diagnosis? Understanding the experiences of patients with newly-diagnosed bipolar disorder. Health Expectations, 12(2), 120-129. doi:10.1111/j.1369-7625.2009.00541.x Rajkowska, G. (2002). Cell pathology in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 4(2), 105-116.