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    who has been diagnosed as bipolar? Or somebody who doesn’t act like they are all there? Bipolar is genetics wise, you can get it through DNA. It has many effects not only through the individual themselves but also family, friends, jobs, education. People who are diagnosed with this disorder have many amazing support systems behind them. There are medications, groups, therapy and friends and family who will always be there for them. The individual being diagnosed with bipolar don’t see exactly what others

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    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 tasks (nimh.nih.gov). People that have this mental illness tend to easily lose their focus and gets triggered by anything that changes their mood. There are two types of episodes that occurs manic and depressive. During a manic episode, a person often behaves recklessly, picking fights and lashing out at people. During a

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    Bipolar and related disorders are lifelong perplexing mental illnesses that are difficult to diagnose and treat. Bipolar illness is a chronic shifting of extreme euphoria (mania) and deep sadness or hopelessness (depressive) episodes, complicated by comorbidities and the potential for poor health outcomes. The occurrence of bipolar disorder (BD) throughout the adult population in the United States is reported to be approximately 5.7 million people each year, with a lifetime prevalence of 3.9 percent

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    First, I would directly ask about both sides of the bipolar spectrum – mania and depression. During my interaction with the patient, I primarily focused on the depressive side of mania, as that is the side of the bipolar disorder that the patient was currently exhibiting. The patient did not exhibit any signs of mania, and had not exhibited mania since being in the facility, so I did

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    Bipolar Disorder ( Bd )

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    Bipolar disorder (BD), or manic depression, is one of the oldest mental illnesses, first being documented in 1st Century Greece by Aretaeus of Cappadocia. He first noted the link between mania and depression that is so characteristic of the disease. As the years progressed the disease changed names from “mania” and “melancholia” during Ancient Greece and Rome, to “manico-melancolicus” in the 17th century, “lafolie circulaire” in 1851, and now, finally, “bipolar” as defined by the American Psychiatric

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    People who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder are usually on a regimen of mood stabilizers. According to the study published by Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental those who suffer from mental illness are regularly prescribed many psychotropic medications, yet to get effective treatment the patient must adhere to the regimen (Bauer et al., 2010). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the daily amount of medications that the patient took was associated with the

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    Bipolar disorder is a widely spread disorder but it isn’t really recognized within the community or school system. Bipolar is a disorder in which a person goes through rapid mood changes of mania and depression. This essay I will be going into the background of teens with bipolar disorder and the symptoms of it. Bipolar disorder is a ongoing and hard disorder for teens to deal with but there are medicines and treatments to help cope with this disorder. So what causes this disorder in teens?

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    Bipolar Case Study

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    situations they sometimes seem to have over read or misunderstood. Typically, a patient will be under false assumptions and or they will over analyze something that isn't there and snap easily (in the case of bipolar I disorder,) or become confused and disoriented. For those who have bipolar disorder, they often switch emotions within the blink of an eye as has been mentioned previously. This is because whatever had been said or done has triggered the wrong reaction in one's brain given their perception

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    When people think of bipolar disorder, they may imagine a person who first is happy, jolly, and friendly. Then, the next moment that person is an angry, bitter, and irritated. According to many research studies, bipolar is much more than what people think. In this paper, I will elaborate on what bipolar disorder is, the differential diagnosis of bipolar disorder, the causes and risks, populations who are mostly affected and treatments to stabilize it. Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder. It

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    Bipolar I and Bipolar II: The Differences Bipolar disorder is a rollercoaster no one wants to ride, it’s a constant up and down loop until you stabilize, coasting the ride back in. Many studies and research has been performed to understand how this disorder works. Articles “Bipolar 1 Disorder and Bipolar 2 Disorder: What Are the Differences?” by James Roland, and “Differences Between Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders in Clinical Features, Comorbidity, and Family History” by Ji Hyun Bark et al,

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