Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder in which an individual’s mood alternates between helplessness and lethargy or depression and the overexcited state of mania – formerly called manic-depressive disorder. Highs and Lows Episodes of major depression usually end, and people go back to previous behavior patterns – either permanently orContinue Reading
What was once thought to be exclusively an adult mood disorder, and seen earliest in the late teen years, bipolar disorder among children has become much more common since the mid-1990s. A review of national diagnostic trends in the United States found that the number of children, including very youngContinue Reading
Prior to the 1970s Bipolar Disorders were unsuccessfully treated with antidepressants until the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Lithium. Some patients responded better with litium than with antiseizure drugs such as Tegretol (Carbamazepine) and Depakote (Valproate), or to a combination of such drugs. (Altamura et al., 2011;Continue Reading
Talking fast and furiously, spending money carelessly, thinking one has great abilities or supernatural talents, and having mood swings between extreme highs and lows are all sure signs of a bipolar mood disorder. A different form of depression. While this report is not a diagnosis, it may be helpful inContinue Reading