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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Kierrah Thomas Mr. Hamilton English 1020 17 September 2014 Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder: How to Cope With Diagnosed Family Member What is a psychiatric disorder? When you ask many people what a psychiatric disorder is‚ the first thing they associate it with is mental hospitals‚ psychopaths‚ and crazy‚ dysfunctional people. But in all honesty‚ the only people who understand what psychiatric patients are dealing with are doctors‚ psychologist‚ and the family members that have to interact
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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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Living with Bipolar Disorder Imagine a Sunday morning. A couple is sitting at the breakfast table discussing the upcoming days events. They discuss in detail what is planned for the day‚ what various activities they have planned for the week‚ and talk about work. This is a nice‚ pleasant conversation. Now envision the same morning events‚ except now one of them has bipolar disorder. Would there be any difference in the conversation? People with bipolar disorder suffer from severe mood swings. Two
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Bipolar disorders fall into two categories‚ Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder. According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ “for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder‚ it is necessary to meet the following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes” (p. 123). While a diagnosis for Bipolar II Disorder needs to meet the criteria for a current or past hypomanic episode and criteria for a current or past major depressive
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Today I’m going to be talking about bipolar disorder. It is a disorder that effects a lot of people around the world and is very harmful. It makes you depressed and feel like you don’t like yourself and makes you have lots of crazy episodes and makes some people go crazy. Bipolar disorder is a very serious disorder that makes you go crazy and makes you have lots of crazy episodes‚ and puts you in serious depression .It also brings lots of high and low moods and changes your sleep‚ energy‚ thinking
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Components of Argumentative essay and the use of language After deciding on your thesis and choosing your readings‚ you will now be ready to write you index cards by summarizing‚ paraphrasing and quoting (Portfolio item 3). Synthesizing (will be further explained in week 8) Your index cards will later be organized in a way to form the bigger picture. This is what we call ‘Synthesis’. It is the process of arranging the different pieces to create a mosaic and give it a personal meaning
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health disorder if not being treated the disorder can take over a person’s life. Bipolar disorder consists of mania and depression episodes that can change time to time. According to the article “Medication prescribing patterns for patients with bipolar I disorder in hospital settings: adherence to published practice guidelines” (Lim‚ 2001)‚ an examination was performed to compare medication prescribing in hospitals to recently released of expert’s consensus guidelines
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A Portrayal of Bipolar I Disorder: “Mr. Jones” “Mr. Jones” is a 1993 film featuring Richard Gere as the manic-depressive eponymous character. Despite having been in and out of treatment facilities for twenty years‚ Jones happily embraces his grandiose personality and zest for adventure. The audience is introduced to Mr. Jones on the heels of a manic episode‚ which leads to his arrest and admittance into a mental hospital. As the film progresses we learn of the extent of Jones’ illness through
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diagnosing of bipolar disorder in teenagers. The number of adolescence being diagnosed with bipolar has increased at an astonishing rate of 40-fold in the past decade (Dr. Mark Zimmerman‚ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior). While there is validity in a small percentage‚ there is an alarming amount of misdiagnosis. As a high-paced tech savvy society‚ we want answers and quick fixes now. There is a long involved and in-depth strategic process to properly diagnose bipolar disorder
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