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Bipolar

How much do you know about bipolar disease?

A form of depressive disease that characteristically involves cycles of depression and elation or mania. Sometimes the mood switches from high to low and back again are dramatic and rapid, but more often they are gradual and slow.

Both phases of the disease are deleterious. Mania affects thinking, judgment, and social behavior in ways that may cause serious problems and embarrassment. For example, unwise business or financial decisions may be made when an individual is in a manic phase. Depression can also affect thinking, judgment, and social behavior in ways that may cause grave problems. For example, it raises the risk of suicide. Bipolar disorder is not as prevalent as some other forms of depressive disorders but it is often a chronic recurring condition.
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Bipolar

This a disease that is hard to manage. My nephew has both asbergers and bi-polar disease and he is only twelve. He has the crazy swings in moods that literally go from psychotically happy to utter deep depression in minutes if not instantaneously. The problem with medicine is that it seems to take away users emotions. He hates taking his meds because he feels very 'blah'. His happy moments are seldom more than mere better moments during the day when he is on medication. His parents have lots of trouble keeping him on his medication.

Bipolar Health & Special Psychology

My recently deceased nephew was bipolar. One of his college professors stated that bipolar disorder is a fatal disease - most sufferers end up suicidal. My nephew certainly suffered the mood swings, anguish and anxiety, and bad judgment that are common with this disease. In spite of all that, he was a genius, one of the sweetest people that I ever knew, and was loved by many.

Edited: FarSeer on 28th Sep, 2006 - 4:51am

Bipolar

My uncle who committed suicide some years ago even though was never diagnosed of being Bi-Polar, I think he was. He would have extreme mood swings from happiness and joy to depression that lasted months.

Bipolar

Bipolar and addicted, Patrick Kennedy embodies mental health challenges

Patrick Kennedy received several wake-up calls before he finally heard the bell. Ref. Source 7

Bipolar

Scientists link bipolar disorder to unexpected brain region

For the first time, researchers show that ensembles of genes within the striatum could be deeply involved in bipolar disorder. Most modern studies of bipolar disorder have concentrated on the brain's cortex, the largest part of the brain in humans, associated with higher-level thought and action. Ref. Source 5b.