Bipolar disorder is one of six causes of disability in the United States mainly because it is left unknown and untreated, says the article Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Contents, and Treatments. Bipolar disorder is very common in children, adolescents, and adults. Different types of the disorder include bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymic disorder, and rapid cycling. All ranging from being mild and dealing with it, treatments and psychiatrists, to even being severe and suicidal. Many may assume that bipolar disorder is a learned trait, but, surprisingly, it is hereditary. Instead of discussing on each individually, the disorder will be discussed in general.
BPD is defined as a disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive …show more content…
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that alter activity when crossing the synaptic gap which includes dopamine, serotonin, GABA, and much more. And, if the neurotransmitters are not working as they should, then depression would form. In dealing with bipolar disorder, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate, and GABA all play a huge role. For instance, dopamine participates in motivation, reward and planning behavior while glutamate exerts excitatory controls, participates in learning, and memory; also working with dopamine. If there was any difficulties producing glutamate in the brain, then it would lead to depression. On the other hand, serotonin participates in mood, appetite, and sleep, and just like glutamate, when serotonin is not cooperating as it should then trouble with the following listed will occur: depression, and sch …show more content…
The AS-18 assessment is able to detect good correlation and consistency by containing two subscales of nine items of manic and depressive symptoms. What this does is calculate a mean score of a 9.0 ranging from low to high depression. Patients that had a score below a 9.0 were categorized for low depression while those that scored above a 9.0 were of high depression. And, the in between ones would fall under the category that the mean score was closest to. On the the other hand, the Cypress Creek Hospital recognizes symptoms differently. Instead of running an assessment through the patient's, they are asked multiple questions, similar to receiving a diagnosis from a doctor to know if one is sick, then care will be
BPD is defined as a disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive …show more content…
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that alter activity when crossing the synaptic gap which includes dopamine, serotonin, GABA, and much more. And, if the neurotransmitters are not working as they should, then depression would form. In dealing with bipolar disorder, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate, and GABA all play a huge role. For instance, dopamine participates in motivation, reward and planning behavior while glutamate exerts excitatory controls, participates in learning, and memory; also working with dopamine. If there was any difficulties producing glutamate in the brain, then it would lead to depression. On the other hand, serotonin participates in mood, appetite, and sleep, and just like glutamate, when serotonin is not cooperating as it should then trouble with the following listed will occur: depression, and sch …show more content…
The AS-18 assessment is able to detect good correlation and consistency by containing two subscales of nine items of manic and depressive symptoms. What this does is calculate a mean score of a 9.0 ranging from low to high depression. Patients that had a score below a 9.0 were categorized for low depression while those that scored above a 9.0 were of high depression. And, the in between ones would fall under the category that the mean score was closest to. On the the other hand, the Cypress Creek Hospital recognizes symptoms differently. Instead of running an assessment through the patient's, they are asked multiple questions, similar to receiving a diagnosis from a doctor to know if one is sick, then care will be