9 articles on "bipolar"

What is the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?

What is the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder? by: Michael G. Rayel, MD How do we treat bipolar disorder? Specifically, how do we treat mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder? The treatment of these two clinical states is not the same...

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What is the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings between mania and depression. These mood swings can create significant disruptions in daily life, making it difficult to maintain relationships, attend work or school, and enga...

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Bipolar Depression

Bipolar Depression by: David Chandler What is Bipolar Depression? The distinguishing characteristic of bipolar depression, as compared to other mood disorders, is the presence of at least one manic episode. Additionally, it is presumed to be a c...

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How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression

How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression by: Michael G. Rayel, MD Nancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that...

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What is the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

How do we treat bipolar disorder? Specifically, how do we treat mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder? The treatment of these two clinical states is not the same.The treatment of mania is dependent upon its severity and acuity. For mil...

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Misdiagnosing Narcissism - The Bipolar I Disorder

(The use of gender pronouns in this article reflects the clinical facts: most narcissists are men.)The manic phase of Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).Bipolar patients in the manic phase exhibit many...

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Using Drugs To Treat Bipolar Disorder In Children

It is very difficult to diagnose bipolar disorder in a child. In particular, this is true because there are no unequivocal physical signs that indicate bipolar disorder illness. There also is no specific test that your doctor can give to a child to ...

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Ten Mistakes People Who Have Bipolar Disorder Make

Since I started working on bipolar education, I've had thousands of people subscribe to my mailing list, I've received at least 1000 questions and comments about the disorder, I've spoken to hundreds of people over the phone, and I&apo...

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Are You Gambling With Your Life By Self Medicating

Many people self-medicate because they feel they can't afford the medications that are commonly used to treat bipolar disorder; however, in nearly all cases there is aid available to those with mental illness who need reduced price or free medic...

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