The Issue Of Bipolar Disorder

According to the video's statistic, the diagnosis of bipolar disorder increased to four thousand percent during the last decade. This labeling process seems to be almost a medical crime, where modern "Walter Freemans" easily manipulate and experiment the biochemical processes in the developing child's brain by using strong mood stabilizers and antipsychotic drugs. Nevertheless, it puzzled me why so many doctors do not want to start with a mild therapeutical approach. For example, in many other countries treating childhood's behavior problems with pharmaceutical substances is still almost a nonexistent practice. Instead of medications, other therapies are offered through special programs in school or kindergarten, where children learned to develop coping mechanisms.

Bipolar disorder most commonly develops in a person’s early adult or late teen years. According to the article, What Is Bipolar Disorder, at least half of all bipolar cases start before a person reaches the young age of twenty-five. There are four main types of bipolar: Bipolar 1 Disorder, Bipolar 2 Disorder, Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, and then there is Cyclothymic Disorder. Bipolar 1 Disorder is easily defined by manic or mixed episodes occurring at a minimum of seven days and then depressive episodes which can last about two weeks. Sometimes the episodes can be so severe that the person may need to be hospitalized. Bipolar 2 Disorder is described as a pattern of hypomanic and depressive behavior episodes without the full blown manic episodes. Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, also known as BP-NOS, is used as a diagnosis when a person displays symptoms of the illness but does not fit the criteria for a diagnosis of Bipolar 1 or Bipolar 2. Now the Cyclothymia Disorder is a very mild form of Bipolar. There are hypomania and mild depressive episodes for a minimum of two

Client reported that he is currently attending to a psychiatric session once a month due to his bipolar disorder and that it is very helpful for him. He also stated that was prescribe Seroquel 30 mg once a day for the bipolar disorder, Luvox 30 mg for anxiety and depression once a day as well and one B12 for energy. He has been taking Seroquel and Luvox for more that tree yeas since he was diagnose with bipolar disorder and the B12 since he had the bypass surgery.

I knew that bipolar disorder could be diagnosed from a young age, however, I was not aware that early onset could mean a more severe psychosocial impairment or more difficulties with interpersonal relationships. 4I loved that both of these articles were about studies that were more client centered. They were not about the best treatment, medication, or statistics on prevalence. It is about how bipolar disorder affects the lives of those with it. We all have a personal identity that is shaped through what we have learned and the experiences we have had.

The article, Advancing Research in Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder: Barriers and Suggestions, makes it clear that one of the main barriers in progress within the bi-polarities research for children and adolescents is not agreeing on basic terms and definitions. Unfortunately in my opinion this seems to be more political

Bipolar disorder is known to be a mental illness. A mental illness can be described as a number of things. When talking about bipolar disorder being a mental illness it is described as lacking certain area in the brain. There are two stages of bipolar disorders, Type one and Type two. Type one is more severe than type two. Bipolar disorders began approximately around in the nineteenth century. Bipolar disorder was founded and introduced by both Jean-Pierre Falret a French psychiatrist and Emil Kraepein a German psychiatrist. Jean-Pierre which founded the mental disorder and presented it and Emil Kraepein which modified it. Between the both of them they came up with a plan and proposed the idea in France. As time has went on and technology has improved there has been a dramatic change in research and findings on bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder is diagnosed as a psychological mood disorder. Genetic factors and social environment are both believed to be the possible causes in developing the disorder. The average age of onset is 25 years old, however, symptoms can first start appearing in the late teen years and into the young adult years, however 75% of first episodes occur between 12 and 30 years old. Bipolar disorder affects 2.6 percent of American adults. Children who have an immediate family member such as a sibling or a parent with the disorder will have a higher risk of acquiring the disorder. In addition, adults who suffered emotional abuse in childhood also have an increased risk. (Glynn Ph.D., Kangas & Pickett, Ph.D., 2014; O 'Connell, 2016; Troubled childhood may boost bipolar risk: Study, 2016).

            Before researching this topic, I used to think that Bipolar Disorder was a very rare mental illness and in most cases, a misdiagnoses. There are many misconceptions about Bipolar Disorder and mental illness as a whole. Bipolar Disorder has become an epidemic in America and affects nearly everyone in some way. The term Bipolar is increasingly being misused to describe someone having a bad day or being excessively happy. Over the past generation, Bipolar has began to be used as an adjective to describe how people are feeling or acting.  Most of us know someone who either has Bipolar Disorder or someone affected by it. The purpose of this essay is to examine Bipolar Disorder and determine the best way for individuals, along with their loved one’s to manage the disorder. This will hopefully help people understand what a friend or family member is going through and even help an individual struggling with Bipolar Disorder. Better yet, it could inspire others to research and spread ideas to someday cure Bipolar Disorder. Citizens can call upon their elected officials to increase access to mental health services (counseling, therapy, medications) for people diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and support the families that are affected.

Bipolar disorder is a deep rooted sickness. Scenes of lunacy and depression in the long run can happen again in the event that you don 't get treatment. Numerous individuals infrequently keep on having manifestations, even in the wake of getting treatment for their bipolar issue. Some types of bipolar issue are: Bipolar I disorder involves periods of severe mood episodes from mania to depression. Bipolar II issue is a milder type of state of mind height, including milder scenes of hypomania that other with times of extreme dejection. Cyclothymic turmoil portrays times of hypomania with brief times of gloom that are not as broad or durable as found in full depressive scenes. Other Problem is feeding and eating disorders such as Bulimia Nervosa. Bulimia nervosa is characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate behaviors such as self-induced vomiting to avoid weight gain. Dissociative disorders are conditions that include interruptions or breakdowns of memory, mindfulness, personality, or observation. Individuals with dissociative issue use separation, a safeguard component, pathologically and automatically. Dissociative disorders are thought to fundamentally be brought on by mental injury

As one of the more common psychiatric disorders, as well as the most complex, Bipolar disorder is the leading causal factor of functional disability in which aberrations of mood are found in correlation with changes in behaviors, biological rhythms, and cognitive functions; being amongst the most severe of all psychological disorders, with the highest rates of homelessness, suicide, and hospitalization, as it concerns an estimated 2–4% of the population within then United State alone. For mania, in the year following hospitalization, often scarcer than 35% of those diagnosed will ever resume a station within the workforce. Unfortunately, statistically, those inflicted with bipolar disorder are 25% - 50% more like to attempt suicide and 11% more apt to follow through.

The apparent increase in the number of children in today’s society that are diagnosed with mental illness, especially that of bipolar disorder, does not seem to come as much of a surprise to anyone. Yet, why is this? Is the recent over-diagnosis due in part to fault within the definition of what pediatric bipolar disorder actually is? Many believe this to be the case; while others support the notion that bipolar disorder is not over diagnosed and the recent prevalence of the disorder is the result of increased awareness on the part of health professionals along with an increase in the number of children who are more readily succumbing to such a disorder. To admit to an over diagnosis should not be seen as a denial of the disease itself, but rather, the different clinical presentations of the disorder should be seen as an inconsistency among practitioners. This discrepancy results in the acknowledgment of more cases than actually exists; an admission of this over-diagnosis would be seen merely as a flaw within the ability of practitioners to reach a consensus. Such a flaw manifests itself in the over diagnosis of the disorder, which is something that, for the sake of the client as well as the field as a whole, should not be overlooked.

function. The disease is not a result of a weak personality, as many people believe.

In the study conducted by Duffy, Alda, Hajeck, Sherry, and Grof (2010), they looked at offspring from either a control group (parents who were healthy) or the experimental group (one parent with Bipolar Disorder). They followed the same children over 15 years and compared their answers on a KSADS-PL interview. Within this study, they had 207 high-risk offspring, and 87 controlled offspring. Of them 60% were female participants, and they were in mid adolescents when asked to participate in the study. Their results showed that of those studied in the high-risk group (offspring of one parent with Bipolar Disorder) 67 of the 207 developed a form of Bipolar Disorder. Of the 87 offspring in the control group (neither parent had Bipolar) only one developed the disorder.

The theory that is prompted from the article is over the recent years there has been an increase in prevalence of children of early age, children as young as toddlers and infants, being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It