article is about the symptoms of Manic Depression. Manic depression is another name for Bipolar; meaning that you can be really happy one second and really sad the next. The article briefly mentions how you can find out if you have it‚ also. Towards the end of the article it talks about how you can reduce the symptoms of Manic Depression (bipolar disorder). -Supporting Facts- • Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder‚ is classified as a type of disorder that goes way beyond the days ordinary
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depression. Source https://unitedpatientsgroup.com/blog/2016/05/09/mental-health-awareness-month-using-cannabis-products-to-treat-mental-illness Medical marijuana has been shown to successfully treat bipolar disorder‚ by alleviating mania and relieving depression. Anecdotal evidence regarding marijuana and bipolar suggests that medical marijuana may be more effective than conventional drugs‚ it could help to relieve the side effects of those drugs‚ and is also described as a supplement to lithium or for
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Youngstrom Et Al. Evidence-Based Assessment Strategies for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Eric A. Youngstrom‚ PhD‚1 melissa mcKeown Jenkins‚ mA‚ 1 Amanda Jensen-Doss‚ PhD‚ 2 and Jennifer Kogos Youngstrom‚ PhD1 1 2 Department of Psychology‚ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill‚ North Carolina‚ U.S.A. Department of Psychology‚ University of Miami‚ Miami‚ Florida‚ U.S.A. ABSTRACT Evidence-based assessment of pediatric bipolar disorder has advanced rapidly in the last two decades‚ moving from
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Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones released in the year 2011 that she battles severe depression caused from her bipolar II disorder. Catherine‚ most famous for her academy award for best supporting actress for Chicago in 2002‚ spoke out about her illness to rid the stigma of mental illness. She also spoke out to help other people know that there is help available. She also has spoken about how her illness has made her appreciate life so much more. For her to speak out about her illness helps
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interest‚ or have a shortened sense of the future? Well if you think you have any of these symptoms‚ then odds are that you are suffering from one or more of the following psychological disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)‚ Bipolar Disorder‚ Depression (major or clinical)‚ or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Don’t worry though‚ because help is available to you through many different routes of treatment that will not help you at all‚ cause new problems‚ or actually do
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your emotions everyday‚ not being able to control how you think‚ judge‚ or even how you act in social situations. People with the disorder manic depression deal with symptoms such as the ones above and many more. Manic depression is also known as bipolar disorder‚ and by definition is a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression; in layman ’s terms it’s a disorder that affects a persons emotions‚ which leads to extreme mood swings. Most researchers agree that manic depression
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the main character of the movie has bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorder is also known as Manic Depressive Disorder. Bipolar Disorder consists of mood swings from the lows of depression to the highs of mania. These mood swings may happen as often as a few times a day to a few times a year. The exact cause of Bipolar Disorder is still unknown. Since the exact cause of Bipolar Disorder is unknown it is unknown what parts of the brain is exactly affected by Bipolar Disorder. Current research indicates
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Depression PSY 270 9/27/09 Unipolar and bipolar disorders are both mood disorders that feature depression; however‚ there is a significant difference between the two. Unipolar disorder is basically an episode of depression that lasts for at least two weeks. Its symptoms include a depressed mood and noticeable loss of interest in activities one used to enjoy. The person may feel empty or sad‚ dejected‚ agitated‚ anxious‚ tearful‚ angry‚ or humiliated. These feelings last for long periods of
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This is a story of a mentally ill man who‚ after spending time in a psychiatric institution‚ has to learn how to live a normal life without his former wife who has left him. Pat is a man with bipolar disorder who used to work as a school teacher but due to his stay at a mental institution‚ he now has to move back to his parent’s house. His wife Nikki has left him because he beat the man (history teacher was sleeping with Pat’s wife) almost to the point of death. Yet he cannot help believing she will
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Bipolar and Paranoid Personality Disorder Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes a person to go back and forth in a positive or negative mood and depression. This kind of mood swing can occur very quickly‚ like an “on” and “off” switch. Although there is no knowledge on the direct cause of bipolar disorder‚ it is quite evident that it is passed on through genetics. Bipolar disorder usually begins somewhere between the ages of 15-25 and can affect both men and women. Bipolar Disorder can
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