If left unchecked bipolar disorder may disrupt your life in countless ways, from temporarily strained interpersonal relationships to engaging in behaviors that result in potentially irreparable consequences. The characteristic symptoms of mania, depression, and mood swings may be experienced by men and women of any age, but there are differences that tend to be associated with gender and genetics as well. Further complicating things is how differently symptoms may manifest across the different bipolar types.… Continue reading
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health disorder, and it can affect virtually every aspect of life. Your work, school, personal, and professional relationships may be strained at best and irreparable at worst without a proper diagnosis and treatment plan. Although the exact number of people who suffer from this illness is still largely unknown, children, adolescents, and adults may be affected, and the symptoms may have a genetic component and present differently in men… Continue reading
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depressive illness is a mental or psychiatric condition that is mostly prevalent in adolescents and adults, although there are cases of children exhibiting symptoms of the disorder. Bipolar disorder is characterized by intense emotional outbursts and rapid, sustained changes in mood, usually alternating between mania and depression. While bipolar disorder has been recognized as a mental illness in the past, it was only in the mid 1950s to the… Continue reading
It is a condition that was once known as manic depression. In the simplest terms it is a condition that causes the sufferer to go through periods of depression and mania. Having mood swinging from high to low can severely impact the quality of a person’s life.
The “Manic” part of the old name referenced the abundantly energetic, euphoric upswing where sufferer’s of the condition would find themselves impulsive, risk taking, going on binge spending,… Continue reading