Bipolar disorder, which has also coined the term manic depression disorder, is a mental disorder that will cause lapses between episodes of high mania and hyperactivity, and episodes of depression. These lapses will often cause an individual to act unusual when compared to their previous behavior. The mania side of bipolar depression will often result in fits of rage where an individual cannot be calmed or controlled. Mania results in an ongoing petulant mood that has to last for at least a week before it can be classified as a mania “episode”. Criteria for having a manic episode include being abnormally proud about oneself, insomnia, irritability, talkativeness, being easily sidetracked, and exhibiting poor judgment. A hypomanic episode exhibits
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There is Bipolar I Disorder where an individual has had a manic lapse followed by a depressive lapse. Bipolar II Disorder is when an individual alternates between hypomanic and depressive lapses, with the absence of a manic lapse. Cyclothymic Disorder is a less severe form of bipolar disorder where an adult will experience manic and depressive symptoms for two years, but will never have a full manic or depressive lapse. For a child or teenager to be diagnosed with cyclothymic disorder they may only exhibit these symptoms for one year instead of …show more content…
Treatment through therapy and medicine, however, can help a victim manage their symptoms. Therapists will help an individual with bipolar disorder sort through their feelings and help them put their life together better than just a friend or relative because that is what they are trained to do. Medication plays a prominent role in managing your symptoms because they can alleviate the symptoms of both mania and depression. Treatment will be different for each individual diagnosed because no two medications work the same. They will be prescribed as needed according to your specific type of bipolar disorder, as addressed by Dr. Mark A. Frye, “… There clearly was greater benefit with lamotrigine compared with placebo in delaying the time of progression from subsyndromal to syndromal depressive illness. However, we found a greater benefit with lithium compared with placebo in delaying the time of progression from subsyndromal hypomanic or mixed symptoms to mania or a mixed
There is Bipolar I Disorder where an individual has had a manic lapse followed by a depressive lapse. Bipolar II Disorder is when an individual alternates between hypomanic and depressive lapses, with the absence of a manic lapse. Cyclothymic Disorder is a less severe form of bipolar disorder where an adult will experience manic and depressive symptoms for two years, but will never have a full manic or depressive lapse. For a child or teenager to be diagnosed with cyclothymic disorder they may only exhibit these symptoms for one year instead of …show more content…
Treatment through therapy and medicine, however, can help a victim manage their symptoms. Therapists will help an individual with bipolar disorder sort through their feelings and help them put their life together better than just a friend or relative because that is what they are trained to do. Medication plays a prominent role in managing your symptoms because they can alleviate the symptoms of both mania and depression. Treatment will be different for each individual diagnosed because no two medications work the same. They will be prescribed as needed according to your specific type of bipolar disorder, as addressed by Dr. Mark A. Frye, “… There clearly was greater benefit with lamotrigine compared with placebo in delaying the time of progression from subsyndromal to syndromal depressive illness. However, we found a greater benefit with lithium compared with placebo in delaying the time of progression from subsyndromal hypomanic or mixed symptoms to mania or a mixed