It is primarily a biological illness. However, its onset is often linked to stressful life events. There are a number of factors that are believed to play a role in developing bipolar disorder Including genetics, brain chemicals, environmental factors and sometimes medical illnesses.
Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness in which a person 's mood alternates between extreme mania and depression. Rates of bipolar disorder are similar throughout the world. At least fifteen percent of people with bipolar disorder commit suicide. However bipolar disorder is far less common than depression. Many people who is affected by this disorder function normally between episodes. Medications known as "mood stabilizers" are usually prescribed by psychiatrists to help control this disorder. In general, people with bipolar disorder continue their treatment with mood stabilizers for extended periods of time, therefore people who are suffering from the most severe form of bipolar disorder can achieve substantial stabilization of their mood swings and associated symptoms with proper treatment.
The term “bipolar disorder” already shows that it is not a common disease. The disease may be individually different and take different courses. However, the disease is usually in stages or episodes in which a certain mood prevails. There are two different episodes of the disease, the manic episode or depressive episode and the high point or low phase. Bipolar disorder have different forms or symptoms, and the reason why there are different form of symptoms is because it depend on the state the individual is in. According to (Psychology Tenth Edition in modules, 2010) the book states that during the manic phase, people with bipolar disorder experiences different symptoms from those are in the milder form. The signs and symptoms that an individual suffering from bipolar