Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder or Manic Depression is a different disorder than Major Depression or Dysthymia. It is usually characterized by mood swings from high to low, although some forms may involve only one of these extremes.
How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression?
Bipolar disorder or manic-depression is manifested by highs and lows. When a patient is manic side, there is a persistent feeling of euphoria or irritability associated with lack of need for sleep, excessive energy, agitation, fast and loud speech, increase in goal-directed activities such as spending sprees and establishing businesses with no appropriate plan, and hypersexuality. Patients with this disorder develop poor judgment and impulsivity.
Bipolar disorder or manic-depression is manifested by highs and lows. When a patient is manic side, there is a persistent feeling of euphoria or irritability associated with lack of need for sleep, excessive energy, agitation, fast and loud speech, increase in goal-directed activities such as spending sprees and establishing businesses with no appropriate plan, and hypersexuality. Patients with this disorder develop poor judgment and impulsivity.
Medications for Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic depression) is a mental health disorder characterized by mood swings. A number of different medications are used to treat the symptoms of this disorder.
Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic depression) is a mental health disorder characterized by mood swings. A number of different medications are used to treat the symptoms of this disorder.
What if it's not Depression?
Chronic fatigue, thyroid problems & autoimmune disorders can mimic depression.
Chronic fatigue, thyroid problems & autoimmune disorders can mimic depression.
Bipolar Information
Reliable information about Bipolar Disorder from NIMH.
Reliable information about Bipolar Disorder from NIMH.
Bipolar Disorders at About
Kimberly Bailey and Marcia Purse provide additional information and resources on this disorder.
Kimberly Bailey and Marcia Purse provide additional information and resources on this disorder.
Bipolar Disorder in Children
While not common in children, childhood bipolar disorder disorder can sometimes exist. This article makes some nice comparisons between adult and child symptoms
While not common in children, childhood bipolar disorder disorder can sometimes exist. This article makes some nice comparisons between adult and child symptoms
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
A site on depression and bipolar disorder which includes educational booklets. You can also join this organization at the site.
A site on depression and bipolar disorder which includes educational booklets. You can also join this organization at the site.
Bipolar Disorders Information Center
Psychiatric Times has started this site to provide information on Bipolar Disorder. It features an "Ask the Expert" question of the week.
Psychiatric Times has started this site to provide information on Bipolar Disorder. It features an "Ask the Expert" question of the week.
Bipolar Disorder - Evidence of Brain Chemistry Abnormalies
People with bipolar disorder have an average of thirty percent more of an important class of signal-sending brain cells.
People with bipolar disorder have an average of thirty percent more of an important class of signal-sending brain cells.
Living Manic Depressive
A consumer-created site with good information for patients and families.
A consumer-created site with good information for patients and families.
Manic Depression Fellowship
A U.K self-help organization for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder (manic depression).
A U.K self-help organization for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder (manic depression).
People Who Choose Their Depression Treatment Do Better
Patients who chose their own treatment for depression had better outcomes than patients whose treatment was determined by their physicians alone, a new study of veterans has found.
Patients who chose their own treatment for depression had better outcomes than patients whose treatment was determined by their physicians alone, a new study of veterans has found.
What to Do with Those Antidepressant Side Effects?
Antidepressant side effects are real and negatively affect patient’s compliance. Many patients consider stopping the medication even at the risk of relapse because of distressing side effects. How do you deal with some of the common antidepressant side effects?
Antidepressant side effects are real and negatively affect patient’s compliance. Many patients consider stopping the medication even at the risk of relapse because of distressing side effects. How do you deal with some of the common antidepressant side effects?
Memory is Biased Toward Happiness
Researchers reviewing studies on autobiographical memory and happiness have found that human memory is biased toward happiness and that mild depression can disrupt this bias for good over bad.
Researchers reviewing studies on autobiographical memory and happiness have found that human memory is biased toward happiness and that mild depression can disrupt this bias for good over bad.