Bipolar

= //__What is Bipolar?__// = Bipolar is a mood disorder, it is a serious mental disorder that causes severe swings in energy, ability to function, and swings in mood. The mood swings are a lot more severe than the usual highs and lows that people experiences. Bipolar can disrupt a persons life or even result in suicide. The average age for the first signs of bipolar are between 15-25. The exact cause for bipolar is unknown, but is more common in relatives who suffer from bipolar disorder.

= **//__Types o__//****//__f Bipolar!__//** = There are many different types of bipolar, 3 major types of bipolar disorder are bipolar disorder type one, bipolar disorder type two, and cyclothymia. Type one has at least one manic episode and periods of major depression. Manic is pertaining to or affected my mania. Type two has never had full mania, instead they experience high energy periods and impulsiveness. These periods alternate with episodes of depression. Cyclothymia involves less severe mood swings, people with this disorder alternate between hypomania and mild depression. People with type II or cyclothymia could be mistaken to have depression.

= //__Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder!__// = Symptoms of bipolar can include easy distraction, little need for sleep, poor judgment, poor temper control reckless behavior including binge eating, drinking, drug abuse, poor judgment, spending sprees. More symptoms include an elevated mood like hyperactivity, increased energy, a high self-esteem. But the depressed phase symptoms could include daily low mood or sadness, loss of self-esteem, thoughts of death/suicide, trouble getting to sleep, loss of pleasure enjoyed by activities, and feeling worthless.

= //__Signs and Tests__// = The health care provider may do some things to help you including, ask about your family medical history, such as relitives with bipolar or depression, talk about recent mood swings, talk to family members about your behavior, and run lab tests to check thyroid problems or drug levels. Drug use could cause some of the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

= //__Treatment__// = Treatments for bipolar disorder include aboid moving from phase to phase, avoid staying at the hospital, prevent self-injury and suicide, make the episodes less frequent and severe, and helping the patient function as well as possible between episodes.

= = Bipolar is link to depression, with thoughts of suicide, helplessness, sadness, and lack of energy. These disorders are very similar and can be linked to one another.

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Diseases and Disorders. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print = =