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Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Overview
Introduction
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness, is characterized by moods that swing between two opposite poles:
- Periods of mania with exaggerated euphoria, irritability, or both
- Episodes of depression
Although chemical imbalances in the brain are a key component of bipolar disorder, it is a complex condition that involves genetic, environmental, and other factors.
Bipolar Disorder Categories
Bipolar disorder is classified according to the pattern and severity of the symptoms as bipolar di...
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Expert & Community Posts
Is It Bipolar? Or Is It Something Else?
By John McManamy , Health ExpertYou may have noticed an "Ask" feature here at BipolarConnect. A recent sampling:"Do all bipolar... Read more »
Screening Reveals the Impact of Bipolar Disorder
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe estimated prevalence of bipolar disorder is over 3 per cent of the population of the United... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence and the role of Family Treatment
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...periods during development. Add to this the symptoms of bipolar disorder and what results can be... Read more »
Holiday Challenges
By Dan Haupt, M.D. , Health Expert...holidays can bring increased stress. For people with bipolar disorder, the holidays can pose... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHd and Bipolar Disorder
ADHD and Bipolar Disorder (previously Manic Depression) share many of the same characteristics, however, the underlying reasons for the behavior are usually different. While hyperactivity is a... Read more »Bipolar Depression: What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
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... Read more »The First 48 Hours with Bipolar Disorder
...never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their life is going terribly wrong or when their brains... Read more »Guiding our Bipolar Daughter Through Adolescence
Our 19-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 17, after six years of variable psychiatric symptoms. Many cases of bipolar illness feature onset during childhood, adolescence or... Read more »Meet Expert Patient Lynne Taetzsch
...it had to be wrenched from the jaws of the anxiety monster.I've been anxious since third grade, and bipolar since I was a teenager, though that wasn't diagnosed until my forties. Most of my... Read more »Images
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