BipolarĀ illness should definitely be taken seriously. There are evidence based treatments that can help bipolar patients in which many of them have succeeded in leading perfectly normal lives.
Manic depressive is someone who cycles between being manic and depressed. Being manic depressive is a psychiatric condition called bipolar disorder. The term “bipolar” supposedly makes this more clear. Manic depressive is delusional and may even experience psychosis. There are various levels of being manic depressive with varying intensities of bipolar disorder symptoms. These symptoms would generally be characterized as alternating patterns of emotional highs and lows - the mania and the depression. Anyone suffering from these kinds of symptoms should seek psychiatric help.
Bipolar illness is classified as a mood disorder, a condition whereby the prevailing emotional mood is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances. Bipolar illness is generally seen as an adult disorder that typically starts in adolescence. Bipolar illness is underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Bipolar illness is more common in families. It is estimated that 50% of bipolar patients have WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Adults come first to mind when manic depressive illness also known as bipolar disorder is mentioned. While symptoms of bipolar don’t begin to show most of the time until early adulthood, it is possible to find bipolar in children. Even more frustrating and frightening than bipolar in adults, it is important for family and friends to know all they can and be a strong support system for children with symptoms of WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
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