By: Henry Ford | 2011-07-29 | Eating Disorders Bipolar disorder can be described as a psychiatric diagnosis of mood disorders. The condition is defined by presence of one or more episodes that results from increased energy levels, cognition, and mood imbalance including depression episodes. Bipolar disorder is common in both adults and children and is caused by a myriad of factors. It is estimated that approximately 1.2 percent of the p read more
By: jonleung | 2010-12-29 | Health & Fitness Bipolar disorder is a tragic mental illness that affects people of all ages. Some of the most tragic cases of the disease are when it afflicts teenagers due to the pivotal nature of that time in their life and the difficulties involved in both being a teenager and dealing with a teenager. About one in every hundred and fifty people has the disease, seven percent of those being teenagers. read more
By: Alicia McWilliams | 2010-10-13 | Fitness Equipment Health Most experts will only be able to diagnose a patient if no physical cause is found, no other psychiatric disorders explain the current symptoms and if the symptoms of the mania or depressive episodes have been of significant duration. This means that this has happened several times a day over the past few weeks. Even when these conditions are met, doctors are still unable to confirm if the person has bipolar disorder or not because on average, it takes about 5 years to reach the correct diagnosis. The key to getting an accurate diagnosis for bipolar disorder is looking for a d... read more
By: Low Jeremy | 2010-12-04 | Article Marketing Usually, the early sign which shows that a person has bipolar disorder may be a hypomania state. The person exhibits high levels of energy, irritability, excessive moodiness, and recklessness or impulsiveness; and that person feels good about it. read more
By: Diaya Boeris | 2011-03-24 | Health & Fitness While in a manic state people's thoughts race, they speak too fast, and they demonstrate poor judgment. read more
By: Ben Brafman | 2012-05-02 | Mental health Bipolar disorder is a mental condition where an individual will experience severe mood swings that go back and forth between the highs of mania and the lows of depression. This is not the typical ups and downs we all experience from time to time where typically something happens to change our mood so drastically. These swings are severe and can often come out of nowhere. When bipolar disorder is untreated it can result in an individual's life being turned completely upside down. read more
By: Outarow Chuong | 2010-03-31 | Mental health Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition that when it strikes can be devastating for the person afflicted with it as well as family, friends and co-workers. read more
By: Rose Valley | 2012-01-05 | Depression Childhood bipolar disorder differs from adult bipolar disorder because the periods of mania and depression typically come and go at much faster intervals. read more
By: Shirley Marie Johnson | 2010-03-30 | Mental health Bipolar is an illness that causes stress and extreme mood changes. An individual or group that experiences bipolar symptoms has maniac episodes of high energy to the extreme lows of depression. It is a psychiatric condition defined by extreme, often inappropriate and unpredictable mood swings. read more
By: Phil Tucker | 2011-07-01 | Health & Fitness Mental disorders can be the hardest illnesses to both diagnose and accept. How can you tell if a loved one or friend is suffering from a mental disorder or if they simply have an erratic or passionate personality? How can you diagnose somebody for what may be simple mood swings, or tell if these mood swings are severe enough to actually warrant medical intervention? read more
By: Bill Wallace | 2010-03-29 | Mental health To diagnose a person as being bipolar the doctor first must determine if the problems are from a different condition. Just because a person has mood swings it does not mean they are bipolar. read more
By: Alice S | 2010-11-12 | Depression Bipolar disorder is often called "manic depression". Even though over 5 million Americans suffer from this condition, it is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Public perception is that bipolar disorder is a seriously debilitating disease. Many people fear that they will be committed to treatment or an asylum because the disorder cannot be controlled. Fortunately, this is not the case with bipolar disorder. When individuals are diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, professional health ... read more
By: flexjohn | 2011-01-05 | Dental As any parent who has gone through the gauntlet with a bipolar teen can tell you, those afflicted with bipolar disorder have unique needs. Often medication management is the primary means of moderating symptoms and in many milder cases, nothing more may be required. However, in adolescent bipolar. read more
By: Arnold Davies | 2010-12-20 | Diseases and Conditions There are people that suffer from different mental health problems like depression. However, bipolar disorder is when a person changes his mood, he can have depression one day and mania the next day. This is a severe problem that needs a professional treatment. read more