Types Of Mania
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
Earth to the Pharmaceutical Industry: Is Anyone Listening?
By John McManamy , Health Expert...danger. Some of us with persistent psychosis or certain types of mania may have no choice but to... Read more »
On the Road in Edinburgh, Part III
By John McManamy , Health Expert...clinic with manic symptoms. You give him an anti-mania med to bring the mania down, right? Then... Read more »
The Bipolar Spectrum
By John McManamy , Health Expert...depression. They just don't happen to cycle up into mania or hypomania. There is strong evidence... Read more »
Health Guide
The Top 10 Myths About Bipolar Disorder
...necessarily. Most people with bipolar disorder are depressed far more often than they are manic. Often, the manias are so subtle that they are overlooked by both patient and psychiatrist,... Read more »Depression Issues: What is depression?
...depression symptoms fall between major and dysthymic depression Bipolar disorder (manic depression) - full mania and major depression (I) or hypomania and major depression (II) Cyclothymic... Read more »Depression Issues: What are the symptoms of depression?
...and cyclothymic depression symptoms include the above during the depression phase alternating with mania symptoms of high energy, euphoria, distractability, poor judgment, and sleeplessness. Some... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Treatment
...unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they occurReduce the frequency of episodesAvoid cycling from one... Read more »Sleep Part 1: Mastering the Master Clock
...Goodwin and Jamison point out that too much or too little sleep is a feature of both depression and mania. They also mention that vital research is lacking, and therein we are faced with a series... Read more »Images
Medications
...life. This is a psychiatric medication (antipsychotic-type) that works by helping to restore the... Read more »
...Ziprasidone is a psychiatric medication (anti-psychotic type) that works by helping to... Read more »
...Perphenazine is a psychiatric medication (antipsychotic-type) that works by helping to restore... Read more »
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