One of the most frequently asked questions about bipolar disorder goes along the lines of, "I suspect my (name/relationship) has bipolar, what should I do?" The question may appear simple but it's actually loaded with assumptions and potentially different ways it might be answered. In this sharepost I attempt to unpack just some of reasons why... Read more
Various medications may be used in the treatment of hypomania or mania and a number of factors will be taken into consideration before one of more of these is prescribed. The severity and duration of symptoms is influential; whether other illnesses are being treated, the effectiveness or otherwise of previous treatments and of course, the... Read more
If there's one thing I've learned over the years it's that medication is a touchy subject. Irritated and exhausted doctors often ask what can be done to improve, "patient compliance". I might respond by saying something along the lines of, "we might start by talking about adherence rather than compliance". Am I simply playing with semantics? My... Read more
Bipolar disorder in children and adolescence is beginning to receive the attention it needs. There are now health professionals who specialize in the area but services and support remains patchy and fragmented. For the concerned parent it's not the most welcome news, but things are improving and child psychiatrists and many pediatricians have the... Read more
An uneasy but fairly common relationship exists between bipolar disorder, misuse of alcohol, or misuse of other psychoactive substances such as cocaine. Explanations have tended to cluster into two main categories. The first suggests that substance misuse acts as a form of self-medication, which stems from the underlying mental state of the... Read more
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