Bipolar disorder

The character I will be assessing for bipolar I disorder is Pat Solatano from David O. Russell’s film Silver Linings Playbook. Based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria available in the course textbook and focusing on class lectures, I will be using evidence from the film to present the diagnostic threshold for bipolar I disorder. The character Pat Solatano, displays a good representation of the symptoms associated with bipolar I disorder including manic episodes. He also meets the diagnostic…

Unquiet Mind, is a clinical and personal perspective on Bipolar I Disorder. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Jamison brings an unparalleled perspective to the manic-depressive memoir shelf. She’s able to cut deep into the subject with professionalism, meaningful diction, care, compassion, and most important of all—true life experience. Raised in a military family with a history of mental illness, Jamison began displaying symptoms of bipolar disorder when she was just a senior in high school (Jamison,…

in aggression, loss of social queues, loss of self awareness and disassociation. After reviewing Daniel Johnston 's biography some ideas of what he may have been suffering from come to mind. Daniel Johnston was most definitely suffering from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and…

Nursing Interventions There are several phases in which bipolar disorder may be managed, the acute phase, the continuation phase, and the maintenance phase. Prioritizing nursing interventions can be set according to the most immediate attention needed for patient safety. The acute phase focuses on injury prevention; therefore, the first intervention should prioritize the patient’s physiological status. Manic episodes may result in a lack of nutrition and sleep, which can lead to exhaustion,…

label of schizoaffective disorder which is a type of bipolar. Psychiatrist feels that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder occur due to genes and environment. In addition to genetic factors, someone can develop the illness due to a large number of genes that can add up and increase the risk of having the illness. Psychiatrist believe that some genes are more related to an individual development of schizophrenia, and there are genes that are more related to bipolar disorder. However, there are…

the name Manic-Depressive disorder, or more commonly know as Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder includes mood swings that cause different moods in a person at different times, these are called episodes. There are two types of episodes, there are manic and depressive episodes. Manic episodes being the state of mania, and depressive being the state of depression. These episodes often tend to be more frequent in children and teens. It is because of this that bipolar disorder can have a negative…

To What Extent is Intelligence Related to People with Depression? “Identifying Genius is a dicey venture”. This was said and used by a professor of pyschology, Keith Simonton. Although some may find it hard to believe, studies have shown that the intelligence of people is related to whether or not they are in a good mood. I came to understand this when I read “The Science of Genius” by Keith Simonton. In it, Simonton says that genius has been linked towards melancholia.…

evaluation allowed for there to be a shorter time period in conclusion. Depression also happens to be a symptom of this disorder. Depression is not normal sadness; inadequacy and hopelessness accompany normal sadness and that produces depression. The other conjecture that was made was that Holden also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (hereby referred to as “OCD”). This disorder, oft misunderstood, is characterized by “obsessions” and “compulsions.” Obsessions are frequent,…

and upbeat for a man just released from a mental hospital and under a restraining order from his wife. What stage of bipolar disorder would you guess he’s in? Pat’s symptoms fit under Bipolar II disorder. Although the symptoms between Bipolar II and I are very similar, the symptoms associated with Bipolar I are significantly more severe than those associated with Bipolar II disorder. Pat does not appear to have any extreme manic episodes, but rather has frequent hypomanic episodes.…

diagnosed with some sort of mental disorder every day, and many are misdiagnosed with the wrong disorder because there are thousands of different mental illnesses that have similar symptoms. In the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare, the main character Hamlet was presumed to be suffering from madness, lunacy, or insanity. In 1602, when the play was written, people did not know about mental disorders. With today’s more advanced knowledge of psychological disorders, Hamlet would likely…