Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also referred to as maniac-depressive disorder, occurs when individuals experience recurring episodes of unusual, often extreme and fluctuating changes in mood, energy, activity, and concentration. These are some of the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder:
Symptoms of a Manic Episode:
- Feeling elated, jumpy, active, or irritable
- Talking fast about a lot of different things
- Excessive appetite for food, drinking, sex, other pleasurable activities
- Feeling like you are unusually important, powerful
Symptoms of a Depressive Episode:
- Feeling very sad, anxious, restless
- Talking very slowly
- Forgetting a lot
- Feeling hopeless or worthless, thinking about death, suicide
Some of the causes of Biploar Disorder are:
Genes: can be inherited by family members
Brain Structure and Function: different brain structure than ones with no psychiatric disorders
Various types of Bipolar Disorder are:
Bipolar I Disorder: It includes severe manic symptoms which makes hospital care absolutely essential. Along with manic symptoms, episodes of mood disturbances mixed with depression are also common.
Bipolar II Disorder: This type includes a pattern of depressive and hypomanic episodes
Cyclothymic Disorder: A mild form of Bipolar disorder which includes persistent, hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not last very long.