Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment: Borderline Personality Disorder
... Disorder Bipolar disorder is also sometimes called manic depression. It is a psychiatric condition that affects a person’s mood swings. These so called episodes happen at a random pattern. A person might be manic for a couple of days or even weeks, then get so depressed in the following moments after being so hyped up. It really depends on the severity of the case. Three out of every 100 Americans have this type of disorder. So, if you are from the country of the blue, white, and red, you might know somebody that has this psychiatric ...
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
... for Bipolar Disorder – http://www.AdviceOnBipolarDisorder.com Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a life-long illness affecting the chemistry of the brain. In clas… Bipolar Disorder in Women Vol. 2: What I Wish I Knew Before Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains an option for bipolar psychosis, treatment resistance, severe mixed episode, or pregnancy, to induce rapid mood stabilization. Co-morbid Conditions. Women are at a greater risk of co-morbid conditions like … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...
Why Do People Stigmatize Others Who Have Mental Disorders?
Question by Christiana: Why do people stigmatize others who have mental disorders? If I tell people that I have depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, it’s like a big red flag for them to just not talk to me anymore. I don’t know what I have because doctors are unable to really diagnose my symptoms and they have all said different things. I just don’t understand why people treat people with “mental disorders” differently then if the disorder was diabetes, cancer, or any other “physical” illness. I am just as smart, funny, and overall a good person as anyone else. It bothers me and I want to know why people are so judgemental about it. Read more... ...
Are We Over-Diagnosing Mental Illness?
by mrbill78636 Are we over-diagnosing mental illness? "You've got all these young kids running around with this diagnosis, yet many of them have never, ever had a manic episode, which is the hallmark of bipolar disorder," said Carroll, now the scientific director of the Pacific Behavioral Research Foundation. Read more on CNN Brain functional connectivity differs between unipolar and bipolar depression Patients with bipolar depression differ from their peers with unipolar depression in having stronger functional connectivity in the right posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), US study findings indicate. Moreover, the degree of connectivity in this region … Read more on News-Medical.net Read more... ...
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... ...
What Is the Criteria for “Depressed Bipolar II Disorder?”?
by ressaure Question by Rhonda J: What is the criteria for “Depressed Bipolar II Disorder?”? I was recently diagnosed with both Mild Aspergers Syndrome/Autism, and “Depressed Bipolar II Disorder.” Now, I would like to know what the criteria is, seeing as it’s not regular Bipolar Disorder, but a disorder that involves more lows than highs. Can anyone tell me how long a hypomanic episode would last in this type of Bipolar? Best answer: Answer by an unquiet mind.No it is normal Bipolar disorder. it is called Bipolar II – most recent episode depressive. Read more... ...
Manic Depression: Manic Depression
by Kripptic Bipolar or Manic Depression is a condition that causes extreme shifts in a persons thinking, mood and behaviour, that is characterized by feelings of elation or euphoria when high, to feelings of deep despair and hopelessness, when low. During an episode of mania a person may impulsively charge up huge amounts of credit, relocate or quit their job. They might feel rested after two hours sleep. Then during bipolar depression the same individual maybe unable to get out of bed and become overcome with guilt ...