“Madness“‚ Marya Hornbacher takes the reader on a journey of her life with Type I rapid cycle bipolar disorder. She explains the disorder as “when you are mad‚ mad like this‚ you don’t know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts‚ departing from anyone else’s reality‚ it’s still reality to you” (Hornbacher‚ page 118). Marya Hornbacher has experienced almost every possible disorder. By the time she reached her teenage years ‚ she had already battled drug addiction‚ bulimia
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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 isolated
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Walters. I am presenting a qualitative research critique on a study conducted in 2011 on people with bipolar disorder with comorbid substance use. The study is entitled “The lived experience of adults with bipolar disorder and comorbid substance use disorder” written by Terry Ward‚ MSN‚ PhD‚ RN. Bipolar disorder involves changes in cognition‚ behavior‚ and mood. The episodes of bipolar disorder cycle through mania and depression. Mania is described as an elevated‚ irritable‚ or expansive mood
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The Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM IV is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States. It used for patient diagnosis and treatment‚ and is important for collecting and communicating accurate public health statistics. The DSM consists of three major components: thediagnostic classification‚ the diagnostic criteria sets‚ and the descriptive text. The Multiaxial System of Diagnosis in DSM
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tales. I also remember a story of how my father would take my mother to a “curandera” where they would perform rituals in order to have the demons leave her mind and soul. The passing of my father when I was 5 years old triggered my mothers’ bipolar disorder to go into full effect. Thanks to medical advances she was diagnosed correctly by a true medical doctor so she will now be on anti-psychotic medication for the rest of her life. This paper will discuss mental illness and the different ways it
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M. Carlos The Queen and the Clown – Response Paper Attended show: September 27 (2PM) This comedic play was an original piece that was produced to raise awareness for bipolar disorder. The Queen and the Clown was directed by Tamar Lopez who she herself has the psychological disorder. She aimed to apprise about bipolar disorder in the most comedic way possible. There was an excessive‚ yet funny use of profanity and sexual references throughout the entirety of the play. The director/screenwriter
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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 is a genetic disorder‚ which means if one of your parents has it there is a
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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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Manic-depressive illness commonly known as bipolar disorder is a condition affecting a person’s ability to function by altering mood and energy levels. Bipolar disorder is one of the most severe forms of mental illness affecting an average of 5.7 million adults or 2.6 percent of the population over the age of 18 in any given year. (NIMH 2008) If left untreated it can have a profound impact on its victim’s lives‚ ultimately resulting in a 15% suicide rate of people between the ages of 15-24. (Long
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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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