Lovato‚ who last week tweeted her support for Catherine Zeta-Jones’ "brave" decision to be treated for bipolar II disorder‚ revealed that she too is bipolar. The 18-year-old Disney actress discovered her diagnosis during her three-month stay at arehabilitation center in Illinois‚ where she was treated for anorexia‚ bulimia and cutting. "I never found out until I went into treatment that I was bipolar‚" Lovato told People. "Looking back it makes sense. There were times when I was so manic‚ I was writing
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Sometimes Kurt felt so dejected and agitated that he contemplated suicide. A) He seems to be going to high periods and extreme lows for whatever reason‚ weather it being stress related or family related. B) I would diagnose this as bipolar disorder‚ he seems to be two people‚ one cheerful and high and then a clinically
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Bipolar 1 Bipolar 1 disorder‚ also referred to as manic depression is a mental illness where patients affected experience the manic episode at least once in their lives. A manic episode can be defined as abnormal behavior accompanied by high energy and abnormally an elevated mood that disrupts life for a given period. Additionally‚ people affected by bipolar 1 disorder can experience depressive episodes. Mostly‚ there is a pattern cycle which alternates between depressive and manic episodes;
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Bipolar Disorder and Quality Care Mental illness has become more prevalent to the nursing world. Bipolar disorder is one of the more common mental illnesses that affect many of the patients. It is a chronic disease with recurring episodes of mania and depression that can lasts for days to months. These symptoms can have a negative impact on the patient’s life. A person can feel overwhelmed‚ a loss of control‚ loss of autonomy‚ and feeling flawed after an episode of bipolar disorder. A qualitative
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10 References 11 Abstract Schizophrenia is a psychotic mental disorder that is defined by Alanen "as a serious mental illness that usually becomes manifest in adolescence or early adulthood" (Alanen‚ 1997). Spearing furthers this definition to note that schizophrenia is a socially‚ financially and emotionally crippling disorder for not only the patient‚ but also the family unit (Spearing 2002). McGorry notes that in 2002 the economic cost of schizophrenia
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BIPOLAR DISORDER AND ITS EFFECTS THROUGH THE LIFESPAN Misty Jackson-Green February 21‚ 2011 Bi-Polar Disorder And Its Effects Throughout The Lifespan Bi-polar disorder‚ also known as manic-depressive disorder‚ is a serious mental illness that can manifest itself at nearly any point in a person’s lifetime. The effects of the disorder can vary widely depending on at what point in life it is diagnosed. Children may have different signs and symptoms than an adolescent who may have different signs
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and these mood changes have been identified as disorders. One example‚ bipolar disorder is perhaps one of the oldest known diseases. It has grown into one of the most common illnesses that people of every age‚ culture‚ and gender must deal with on an everyday basis. In recent times bipolar disorder has become quite prevalent in children and adolescents causing and increased concern and interest in this area. Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mood disorder‚ characterized by recurrent manic or hypomanic
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Bipolar Disorder and Normal Relationships with others Bipolar disorder is more widely known as maniac depression. It happens in the case of extreme emotional activity that interchanges with depression. And on the other hand there are periods of relatively normal state of mind. Almost every person experienced depression. Sometimes even the most optimistic of us may be out of spirits. Fortunately the majority of people don’t stay in blue mood for long. More serious forms of depression however include
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COUN2051 Educator: Enza Santangelo Assessment Name: Mental Health Policy and Practice Assessment Number: 2 Term & Year: 3/2014 Word Count: 1096 DECLARATION I declare that this assessment is my own work‚ based on my own personal research/study . I also declare that this assessment‚ nor parts of it‚ has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module or course‚ and that I have not copied in part or whole or otherwise plagiarised the work of another student and/or persons. I have read
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The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Work Performance Abstract This paper explores the symptoms associated with bipolar disorder and the effect of bipolar disorder on work performance. Several articles were explored to define bipolar disorder and the disorder’s impact on work performance‚ the employer’s response and the vocational rehabilitative field response. Keywords: bipolar disorder‚ symptoms‚ work performance‚ co workers The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Work Performance
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