Friday, October, 23, 2009
Mental Symptoms Of Bipolar
Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Therapy And Lifestyle Changes
Therapy and Lifestyle Changes
Classic psychotherapy does not help most patients with bipolar disorder. Nevertheless, many newer approaches are proving to be very useful. Trained mental health professionals can:
- Educate patients about bipolar disorder and its treatments
- Help them comply with drug regimens
- Monitor the patient's on-going status
- Intervene early in manic and depressive episodes to reduce the severity of the attack
In addition, trained professionals can help patients:
- Adjust to the reality o...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Sue Bergeson
,
Health Expert
...is featured in the book talking about living with bipolar disorder. And there are others...
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By John McManamy
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Health Expert
...twentieth century. The new subtitle says it all: “Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent...
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By Jerry Kennard
,
Health Expert
...uneasy but fairly common relationship exists between bipolar disorder, misuse of alcohol, or...
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By Dan Haupt, M.D.
,
Health Expert
...issues regarding a spouse that may be suffering from bipolar disorder. This reflects on previous...
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By Dan Haupt, M.D.
,
Health Expert
One theory of bipolar disorder states that rather than simply consisting of just one or two types...
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Health Guide
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes extreme changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. During a "manic phase," people with
bipolar disorder experience feelings of euphoria, happiness, and...
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Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness, is characterized by moods that swing between two opposite poles:Periods of mania with exaggerated euphoria, irritability, or bothEpisodes of...
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PrognosisMedical evidence has shown that patients with
bipolar disorder have higher death rates from suicide, heart problems, and death from all causes than those in the general population. Patients...
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Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient's cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This cycling makes it possible to divide
bipolar disorder...
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I’m often asked how to cope with
bipolar disorder. It is a question all of us with the disorder are asked. The truth is, sometimes we cope successfully, and sometimes we do not. And I will be...
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