Mania and Manic Episodes
Mania is a defining feature of bipolar disorder. As a result, the condition often includes mood swings between periods of depression and manic episodes that interfere with a patient's cognitive functioning. Medication is the most common treatment for mania.
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In previous blogs, I pointed out how frighteningly little the psychiatric profession knows about hypomania and its treatment. The best information we have, believe it or not, comes from our fellow patients.In an eye-opening article in the March 2005 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sarah Russell PhD of the Melbourne-based…
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Lene Andersen, Health Guide, commented on Bipolar Disorder:… feeling wonderful all the time. Finally a side effect that seems (within reason) somewhat…
John McManamy, Health Guide, commented on "Up," A New Series: First "Up": Mania Hey, Merely Me. The link doesn't take me to the post. Or do I need another coffee?
Marcia Purse, Health Guide, answered My wife is Bipolar 2 and and we have… If her mother realizes that this is a serious situation, it might indeed be…
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