Bipolar Disorder Complications
Bipolar Disorder and Substance Misuse
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 individual. The second views substance misuse as an entirely separate issue and one that can cause symptoms associated with bipolar or other serious mental i...
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Expert & Community Posts
Children and Bipolar Disorder: Part II of II
By Dan Haupt, M.D. , Health Expert...questions about my July 3, 2006 entry on Children and Bipolar Disorder. Some expressed sadness... Read more »
What Are the Causes of Hallucinations?
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...For example, 20% of patients in the manic phase of bipolar disorder and almost 10% of patients... Read more »
Is It Bipolar? Or Is It Something Else?
By John McManamy , Health Expert...invade Poland, anyway.On the other hand, there are complications. Hitler imprudently invaded... Read more »
The Chronic, Part One....
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert...live with the chronic conditions of depression or bipolar disorder. If you add up the number of... Read more »
ADHD and Multiple Diagnoses
By Merely Me , Health Expert..."I have ADHD and Depression" or "My son has ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and a learning disability. ... Read more »
Health Guide
Bipolar disorder
Manic depression; Bipolar affective disorder Treatment Bipolar disorder is often treated with mood-stabilizing medications such as valproic ... Read more »Bipolar: Recovery is Responsibility
...somehow inimical to the concept of us getting well and staying well. The medical model theorizes that bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses are biologically-based. In essence, this model... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Causes: Nature vs. Nurture
...genes determine our behavior? Although the jury is still out, the answer for intricate illnesses like bipolar disorder seems to be much more complicated than originally anticipated. Often in... Read more »Desoxyn
...be discontinued. Some psychiatric conditions, which may worsen with Desoxyn use, include: anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression and other mood disorders. For people with bipolar disorder, special... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Risk Factors
Between 1 - 2 million Americans are thought to suffer from bipolar disorder. Estimates of the lifetime risk for the disorder run are about 1.25%. There is some indication that the... Read more »Images
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