We Heard the Angels of Madness

Bipolar disorder also known as manic depression that causes multiple unusual mood swings; dealing with manic highs and depressive lows. It may also affect their ability to do everyday tasks. When depressed, there is a sense of hopelessness and sad. Even in regular activities person with disorder will lose interest. Person will deal with low energy and low energy. Also, they may deal with a feeling of euphoria, full of energy. These patterns will cause the person to lose sleep, affecting their energy, way of thinking, and activity. Bipolar disorder is a serious brain illness.

Throughout our culture we often see people who do not fall under regular norms. These people can sometimes be defined as abnormal or unusual. Sometimes these abnormal behaviors can be caused by psychological issues in the mind, rather than extrinsic forces. These issues are not always easy to detect, but can range from things as simple as stress and anxiety to disorders such as dissociative disorder. A huge category of disorders is called the mood disorder. This paper will delve in to the mood disorder, particularly bipolar disorder, how it is diagnosed, how it develops, and what it is like to have this disorder.

“According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2.6 percent of Americans age eighteen or older (5.7 million Americans) have [this] disorder” (Atkins, 2007, p. 4). This statistic of course does not include children or teens, or the millions of other individuals suffering from it but not knowing it has a name. What disorder might this be? It is called bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, and many people to this day still confuse it with “normal” feelings people go through in life. In this report I will be discussing what bipolar disorder is and its

“There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness” (67). Kay Jamison describes her experiences with manic depression, more commonly known today as bipolar disorder, in her book “An Unquiet Mind.” Having never really thought much about mental illnesses, the toll that manic depression takes on one’s personal and professional life is extraordinary to read about. Learning about a firsthand experience with manic depression gives an appreciation for the illness and a broader understanding of depression, mental illness, and what it means to be normal. Kay Jamison details her difficulties and accomplishments in dealing with manic depression in her personal and professional life; as well as bringing

Bipolar Disorder, sometimes referred to as a manic-depressive disorder, is best described as an illness that results in drastic and unpredictable mood swings, energy levels and one’s ability to complete daily tasks. Not to be confused with simply being tired or in a bad mood, the symptoms associated with bipolar disorders are drastic, severe and frightening for many. It can easily annihilate relationships, jeopardize careers and in some cases, those with diagnosed bipolar can attempt and succeed in committing suicide. This paper will take a look at how this illness can affect one’s daily life and what that might mean to an outsider looking in.

Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depression, is a mental disorder. This disorder causes the individual to experience severe mood swings, from elation to depression. Individuals with bipolar disorder can experience serious changes in thinking, energy and behaviour. The different states of those with bipolar experience are referred to as ‘episodes’. These episodes can last days, weeks or months, depending on the severity of the episode. There are three main types of episodes, they are mania, depressive and psychotic states. Mania describes the state in which the individual experiences extreme happiness and euphoria, a ‘high’ of sorts. People who are having a manic episode display symptoms such as; feeling full of energy, not eating

Bipolar I disorder, or formally known as manic-depression disorder, is a mental disorder in which a person experiences frequent mood swings that can drastically change the direction of one’s life. Individuals with bipolar disorders experience unusual, dramatic mood swings, and activity levels that go from periods of feeling intensely happy, irritable, and impulsive to periods of intense sadness and feelings of hopelessness, thus affecting behavior in some ways. According to nimh.nih.gov (2012), bipolar I disorder can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performances, and even suicide. The disorder impacts the mental, physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of one’s life.

Bipolar disorder is behavior disorder that results in shifts of mood, lack of energy, low activity levels, and difficulty performing day-to-day tasks. There are two types of Bipolar disorder. Bipolar 1 Disorder, is when the primary symptom is manic, or cycling episodes of mania and depression. Bipolar 2 Disorder is reoccurring depression alongside hypomanic episodes. Manic episodes are periods of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that may occur for at least a week. In contrast, depressive episodes are intensely unhappy or hopeless states. Emotional and drastic changes from the individual’s standard behavior that may occur randomly are called mood episodes. These mood episodes are the reason that bipolar disorder is sometimes referred to as manic-depressive illness. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, symptoms during manic episodes include talking quickly, racing thoughts, little sleep, inflated self esteem, and low attention spans. During depressive episodes, individuals have diminished ability in remembering, indecisiveness, lack of energy to engage in activities, reduced interest in activities, guilt, feeling valueless, and suicidal thoughts or sometimes in extreme cases, attempts at suicide. Besides these common symptoms, researchers have found that bipolar disorder may also cause memory dysfunctions, attention deficits, and learning problems. The impairments in cognitive

Smith, J. Segal, and R. Segal (2010) shared that bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that cause shifts in a person’s mood, activities levels, and energy. The symptoms of this mental illness are severe to those affected by it. Some may experience unusually severe high and low patterns in their mood; others may feel suicidal and isolated from the world as well (Smith, J. Segal, & R. Segal 2010).

Bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic-depressive illness. It’s a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function. The symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result in damaged relationships, abuse drugs, poor job or school performance, and suicide. Bipolar disorder causes dramatic mood swings from high, and irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again, often with periods of normal mood in between.

Bipolar disorder, "also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day task" (National Institute of Mental Health 1). The behaviors are so extreme that most people cannot function at work, in family or social situations, or any relationship with some people. Sadly, some may even have suicidal thought. According to the National Institute of Health there are" about 5.7 million adult that have this disorder," (1). The disorder seems eerie and has many people diagnosed. It is intended through the passage to have a more understanding on why a tragedy such as this disorder occurs in the human brain and what are some medications or

The DSM-5 presents four broad symptoms for Bipolar I disorder; these symptoms center on intensified mood changes and general mood abnormalities. This disorder, as Kay Redfield Jamison described in her memoir, alters a person’s life dramatically forever. There are significant long-term distortions, which this disorder brings, but in addition and sometimes more importantly, everyday life can be a challenge for most with Bipolar I disorder. As often perceived, Bipolar disorder does not manifest itself as mood swings or as something one cannot treat. An Unquiet Mind helps readers understand the brutality and complexity of depression, mania and all other related symptoms of manic-depressive illness. It provides a blunt reality

Mark (15) was referred by his step-mother who was worried about some of Mark’s relationship struggles and felt that he may have a potential ‘attachment disorder’ as a result of his mother taking her own life when he was six. Mark had been in a fight at school but told everyone that it was really no big deal and that the other kids just picked on him so much he had nothing left to do. Mark mentioned that his father and stepmother don’t notice when he tries and thinks that it doesn’t matter to try if no one notices. Mark said he likes things that make sense and does not like to overcomplicate things.

A psychological disorder is defined as “a condition in which a person 's thoughts, feelings, or behavior are thought to be in some way dysfunctional” (Sullivan, 2009, p. 415). One such mental illness is Bipolar Disorder (BD) formally know as manic depression. Individuals suffering from BD experience “mood swings that alternate between periods of elevated or euphoric mood (manic episodes) and periods of depression” (Sullivan, 2009, p. 50). In the following case study, we will examine the case of Scoter, who suffers from bipolar disorder and two significant comorbidities. Further, this study will examine Scoter’s presenting problems and issues followed by the exploration of medical approaches used in treating BD, and the opportunity for

K.R. Jamison battles with Manic-Depressive Disorder, also known as Bipolar disorder, and challenges herself with managing her academics, romantic relationships, and social life. Her take on the disorder and treatment gives an interesting outlook on one who has the disorder. Two interesting themes is the challenges in having to take lithium to help keep the disorder under control or suffer from the mania and depression and having the strength and overcoming the obstacles of being able to have a stable, loving relationship with a mental illness. Those who have mental disorders are and absolute help in the mental health field.