Are There Any Documented Cases of a More Severe Form of Mood Disorder Turning Into a Less Severe One?
Question by bluguy57: Are There Any Documented Cases of A More Severe Form of Mood Disorder Turning Into A Less Severe One? I know hypomania can sometimes progress into bipolar disorder or even full blown mania. Has the opposite ever happened? Where a more severe expression of bipolar disorder or chronic severe mania “calmed down” into a lesser variation of “mood disorder” such as cyclothymia or chronic hypomania? I wasn’t asking for generalities. I meant any documented cases. Some progressive disorders rarely feature a few isolated cases where it regresses and overtime scientists tend to classify these cases as separate disorders requiring different treatments. Read more... ...
Early Maladaptive Schemas Play Role in Bipolar Disorder Functionality
... maladaptive schemas play role in bipolar disorder functionality Filed under: bipolar symptoms … early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) play a significant role in functional impairment among patients with bipolar disorder (BD). Kristine Nilsson (Aarhus University) found that, after controlling for length of remission and subsyndromal depressive … Read more on News-Medical.net Schooling Bipolar Treatment Filed under: bipolar symptoms A recent study found that intensive education about bipolar symptoms and treatments worked just as well as longer and more costly cognitive behavioral therapy at preventing relapse of bipolar symptoms. Talk to your psychiatrist about education programs. Read more on dailyRx Read ...