Mood disorder

In order to understand how mental illness contributes to addiction requires knowledge of both the diseases and how they affect each other. A vast majority of addicts suffer from mental health disorders, especially anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder. People with untreated mental health problems start using depressants and narcotics in order to self-medicate themselves. On the other hand, there are some cases where an individual begins to develop the signs of a mental illness shortly after…

Mental disorders include a wide range of conditions that can affect one’s mood, thoughts, and behavior. Mental disorders range in severity. Some conditions are temporary while others are unshakably chronic. Some of the most common mental disorders include bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD.) Moreover, the number of people disabled by mental disorders—to the extent that they qualify for Supplemental Security Income…

the DSM-5? High rates of comorbidity, the diagnosis of several disorders, are considered to be a limitation of the DSM-5 because it reveals the extreme overlap in symptoms that are outlined and the unclear boundaries that exist when making a diagnosis. Ultimately, it can be predicted that many children are misdiagnosed based on the similarity in symptoms that they have to another disorder. The over-diagnosis of multiple disorders…

Before we slip into the world of mental illness, we first must define what that means. Mental Illness refers actually to a wide range of mental health issues, disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior which include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. It is important that we understand what mental illness is so we can help recognize and treat it. Another good reason why understanding what mental illness is because there is an alarming amount…

it would show more that he has a bipolar disorder. The Hatter has various mood swings and with Alice, he has an incredible charm but certain things trigger him to get upset and he would get his different moods. People with bipolar disorder can have their highs and lows with mood. When they're in their high mood, they are very extroverted as is the hatter when he is at his tea parties and with the company of his friends. Also, the hatter has his low moods, which can turn very easily, he gets very…

schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. In this disorder, people have schizophrenic behaviors, but most of the symptoms reflect a mood disorder. There are multiple facets of the diagnosis of this disorder. First, the patient must have at least one of the three main characteristics of schizophrenia: Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized speech. These can be present for a period of time with the mania of bipolar disorder. Mania in bipolar disorder is characterized by feelings of euphoria,…

and stress responses. What’s interesting about bipolar disorder is that it can be tracked to its functionality in the HPA Axis, the stress response system that would help regulate a person’s physiological response to a stressor. People diagnosed with bipolar disorder inherently have a different base levels of the chemicals that active and negatively feedback to make the system run smoothly. Unlike Fuzzy, people suffering from bipolar disorder are unable to fully inhibit or activate their stress…

Bipolar disorder, previously referred to as manic-depressive illness, is a lifelong mental disorder that involves changes in mood and episodes of depression that occur in cycles. According to Neel Burton on Psychology Today, the first descriptions of bipolar disorder were given in 1854 by Jules Baillarger and Jean-Pierre Falret. The illness worsens as the episodes become more frequent with the passing of time and, if not treated regularly, may result in death. The symptoms of bipolar disorder…

Sleep deprivation is issue affecting a large number people everyday. 40 million Americans alone were reported to have experienced long-term sleep disorders and 20 million have experienced infrequent sleeping problems, suffering the most from this are adolescents and adults. Several studies have proposed the effects sleep deprivation has on adolescent and adult (Shorts & Louca, 2015; Harvay, 2010). Despite the contributions of previous studies having to do with sleep deprivation in adolescent…

Myers (2014) defines major depressive disorder as a mood disorder that occurs when at least five signs of depression last two or more weeks. Some of the symptoms of depression include the following: depressed mood, loss of interest in activities, significant weight loss or gain, insomnia, fatigue (Myers, 2014). The brains of depressed people are also different than the brains…