Individual research Paper Claudine Robinson CSNL 526 January 12‚ 2012 Dr. Michelle McGuire Individual research Paper Bipolar Manic Depression Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness that affect between 0.8% and 1.6% of the population that is at least one out of every 100 persons. It affects women as well as men and usually starts somewhere around a person’s teens or late twenties. This particular depression has to do with mood swings and causes people to go from highs/cheerful and blissful
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to research bipolar disorder. This runs in my family. My mom and grandfather both have bipolar both to a different degree of severity. I have always kind of understood what it all entails but never really looked it up. Bipolar disorder is where people go back and forth between periods of good moods and depression. The mood swings between mania and depression can be very quick. The cause of bipolar is unknown but is seen in relatives of people who have it. In most people with bipolar disorder‚ life
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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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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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Bipolar Disorder: Its Causes and Effects At least 2 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder‚ more commonly known as manic-depression. This illness usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life. Although it may come into affect at any time‚ most individuals with the disorder experience their first mood episode in their 20 ’s. However‚ manic-depression quite often strike teenagers and has been diagnosed in children under 12. The risk of suicide among
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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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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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Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme changes in mood‚ energy and ability to function. Mood swings caused by bipolar disorder are different from the normal decay. They can hurt relationships and cause poor job performance in school‚ and often associated with psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations‚ delusions or thought disorders.The two extremes of the illness are mania (when the energy reaches its peak to become elation or irritability) and depression (when the lethargy and mood is grayed)
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comes to mind. Entering the taboo world of mental illness‚ stigmatized as the crazy and psychotic by decades of misunderstanding‚ Marya Hornbacher takes a step towards reversing those damages by telling her own story in a memoir titled Madness: A Bipolar Life‚ in an attempt to shed some light and insight on the world of manic depression. She details her struggle with the disease that spawned multitudes of problems for her all throughout her life. To examine how she reconstructs her state of mind
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Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder also known as manic depression. It is described as a category of mood disorders. Mood disorders are defined by the presence of one or more episodes known as mania and hypomania. Bipolar disorder affects about five million Americans‚ about 3 out of every 100 adults. This disorder had been found equally in men and women. The signs and symptoms of major depressive episode are feelings of sadness‚ anxiety‚ guilt‚ anger‚ isolation
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