Running head: BIOPOLAR DISORDER RESEARCH PAPER Bipolar Disorder Research Paper Latrice Porter University of Phoenix Introduction to Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis CSLN/ 526 GA08MFC10F Richard Skaff April 19‚ 2009 Introduction to Bipolar Disorder According to the National Institute Mental Health(NIMH) booklet (2008)‚ Bipolar disorder is commonly known for a manic-depressive illness. This is caused by a brain disorder that usually shifts in mood‚ energy‚ activity levels‚ and carried
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Biological Approach Bipolar Disorder “The biological approach looks for its roots of mental disorders in the brain’s circuitry.” (Kowalski‚ R.‚ & Westen‚ D.) When using the biological approach the mental health professional is looking for problem with how a person brain is functioning. It is their belief that it is more of a medical cause for a person’s problems. The brain is studied to see if it is functioning proper and if it is not what the possible causes may be. It is known that different
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Mental illnesses such as depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder are not diseases they are disorders. Although there are many different types of mental illnesses three of the ones most people hear about are depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder. Some people will say a lot of these disorders are in people’s head but they are very serious disorders. A mental illness can affect a person’s way of thinking and/ or living‚ normally it is a negative effect but there might be a positive effect depending
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Bipolar Disorder Mental illness has plagued human kind for as long as we have been on this earth. The science of psychology has made great strides in past century. The stigma of being mentally ill has begun to fall away and people are finally starting to get the help that they need to recover. Bipolar disorder is one illness that we have come to more fully understand. Through assistance from a psychiatrist‚ family and medication a patient with bipolar disorder can enter remission and
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Abstract Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans‚ or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Bipolar disorder is commonly diagnosed based upon the criteria found within the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders‚ symptoms‚ course of illness‚ and‚ when available‚ family history. Treatment is made up of taking a mood stabilizing medication and should include
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Psychological disorders have the tendency to destroy a person’s life. One major psychological disorder that comes to mind is bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is one of the more common psychological disorders. Thankfully‚ the mood changing disorder is treatable. The best way to understand these types of disorders is to read about them‚ for example‚ BP Magazine is a reliable source that has monthly issues that describes the disorder and also helps people coop with it. In BP magazine‚ Winter 2016
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Bipolar Disorder My third goal for this semester in the Advanced Internship class was to find psychoeducation‚ interventions‚ and techniques to use with clients dealing with bipolar disorder. I selected this goal because I have had a few clients this semester with bipolar disorder and have felt stuck at times when they have reached their “lowest point.” The clients were never suicidal‚ however they had a hard time doing things for pleasure. The materials in my binder allow me to incorporate cognitive
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Abstract This paper will be discussing Bipolar Disorder. It will cover some of today’s diagnosis methods and treatment. The treatments covered will involve psychotherapy and antidepressant drugs. Bipolar Disorder Many refer to Bipolar Disorder as manic-depressive disorder. This disorder causes people to swing from very low depressive states to extreme highs of “mania.” When people are depressed they may feel sad‚ hopeless and lose interest in everyday activities. However‚ when their mood shifts
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Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Children by Patricia Oakes November 6‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………..i INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………1 FINDING AND CONCLUSIONS……………………………………………………..2 LIVING DAILY LIFE: HELPING YOUR TEEN AT HOME AND SCHOOL……2 HOW CAN YOU WORK TOGETHER WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHERS?....3 SCHOOL & THE CHILD WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER………………………….4 DISORDERS THAT CAN ACCOMPANY BIPOLAR DISORDER……………….5 WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS…………………………………………………
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Diagnosis and Treatment Beh 225 July 10‚ 2011 Assignment: Diagnosis and Treatment According to the American Psychiatric Association‚ there is a fifteen percent prevalence of mental disorders in the United States. Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic-depressive‚ is a mental disorder. Symptoms of bipolar disorder include extreme highs and extreme lows with periods of normal mood in between. Manic symptoms are being extremely active‚ talkative‚ distractible‚ unlimited hopes with no follow through
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