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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Varying moods and energy levels have been a part of the human experience throughout history. As time has progressed 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
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder‚ according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ is a recurrent pattern of negativistic‚ defiant‚ disobedient‚ and hostile behavior toward authority figures that persists for at least 6 months and is characterized by the frequent occurrence of at least four of the following behaviors: losing temper‚ arguing with adults‚ actively defying or refusing to comply with the requests or rules of adults‚ deliberately doing things that will
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According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (2013)‚ Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness which negatively impacts relationships and an individual’s sense of self‚ characterized by pervasive instability of moods‚ tumultuous relationships and the distortion of self-image and emotion regulation. A core aspect of BPD is an intense fear of abandonment. Whether real or imagined‚ this fear may lead to frantic efforts to avoid abandonment‚ panic or hostile behavior
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Of all the major health risks and concerns during this current time‚ I believe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the worst. According to www.dictionary.com‚ a “concern” is something that engages a person’s immediate attention‚ interest‚ or care. The numbers‚ compulsions‚ and illusive prevention make obsessive-compulsive disorder a perfect fit as a major health concern. First‚ it is important to mention what obsessive-compulsive disorder is: an anxiety disorder characterized
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid personality is a disorder that causes people to feel as though close friends or even totally strangers have it out for them and that people are trying to hurt them. It is a disorder that lasts a life time and can only be treated not cured. People with PPD tend to get it during adulthood and it is primarily found in males. PPD destroys the lives of about 2.5% of the human population including the life of celebrity Miley Cyrus. PPD is said to be a minuet personality
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Major Depressive Disorder or MDD is a very common clinical condition that affects millions of people every year. According to the Agency for Health Care Policy & Research‚ " depression is under diagnosed & untreated by most medical doctors‚ despite the fact that it can almost always be treated successfully. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition (DSM-IV); A person who suffers from this disorder must have a depressed mood‚ or have lost interest in
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Major Depressive Disorder What is major depressive disorder? According to the DSM library‚ the symptoms of major depressive disorder can include: a depressed mood more often than not (this mood can include hopelessness‚ emptiness‚ etc.)‚ diminishes pleasure or interest in daily activity‚ unintended weight loss or weight gain‚ fatigue‚ insomnia or hypersomnia‚ and thoughts of death. Risk factors for major depressive disorder can include: a neurotic attitude‚ difficult childhood experiences‚ genetic
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder A disorder of impulse control characterized by several episodes in which aggressive impulses are released and expressed in serious assault or destruction of property although no such impulsiveness or aggressiveness is shown between episodes. Intermittent explosive disorder is explosive eruptions which often results in verbal assaults‚ injuries‚ or destruction of property. Some symptoms include irritability‚ rage‚ increased energy‚ and racing thoughts‚ there is
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pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) studies that have investigated of these GABAergic abnormalities in vivo in patients with MDD have yielded mixed findings‚ due to differences in MRS methods used to measure GABA. Increasing evidence points to an association between major depressive disorders (MDDs) and diverse types of GABAergic deficits. In this review‚ we summarize
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