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Pain Relief For Schizoaffective Disorder

Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Risk Factors

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 incidence of bipolar disorder may be increasing, but more research is needed to confirm this.

Gender

Bipolar disorder affects both sexes equally, but there is a higher incidence of rapid cycling, mixed states, and cyclothymia in women. Early-onset bipolar disorder tends to occur more frequently in men and it ...

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The Bipolar Spectrum
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...with schizophrenia. The controversial diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder may be regarded as a... Read more »

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Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
...schizophrenia. Such conditions may be variations of entirely different diseases and are classified as schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform psychosis, and atypical and brief reactive... Read more »
Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcoholism
...also effective in many of these patients. (AA may not be as helpful for people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.) In one study, individuals with a dual diagnosis achieved better... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Highlights
...attacks.Management of Cluster HeadachesTreatment. Triptan drugs or oxygen therapy can provide quick pain relief and are the main ways to treat a headache attack. Sumaptriptan (Imitrex) injection... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Highlights
...prevention, including cholesterol-lowering statins and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), used for pain relief.ChemotherapyResearchers hope that new chemotherapy agents being tested in... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
...pain. Even with the best treatments, many patients with chronic back pain fail to experience complete pain relief. They often must develop methods for improving daily life in the face of some... Read more »

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