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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Is A Manic State

Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Treatment

Treatment


Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disease that can be unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:

  • Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they occur
  • Reduce the frequency of episodes
  • Avoid cycling from one phase to another
  • Help the patient function as best as possible between episodes

The doctor will first try to determine what may have triggered the attack and identify any accompanying medical or emotional problems that might interfere with or compli...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Goodwin and Jamison Book a Major Achievement
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Health Guide

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 »
Bipolar Disorder Overview
...manic-depressive illness, is characterized by moods that swing between two opposite poles:Periods of mania with exaggerated euphoria, irritability, or bothEpisodes of depressionAlthough chemical... 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 Diagnosis
...the doctor rule out other conditions that may be causing symptoms of bipolar disorder.Distinguishing Mania from Normal Euphoria or Joy. A major difficulty with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is... 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 »

Medications

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...mental/mood conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar mania). It works by helping to restore the ... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder (bipolar disorder). It works to... Read more »

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