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Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Questions and answers about Depression and Bipolar disorder, including symptoms of the illness, and how to help those who suffer from it.
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What are 6 symptoms of bipolar disorder?
Early diagnosis can make the patient better. It is one of the dangerous mental illness if proper medication isn't provided. The illness can be categorized in 4 types. Type 1 mainly involves of high periods and slight bouts of depression. Type 2 can be intense depression. In type 3, patients experience very frequent depression and mania. Mania is mainly exhibited by violent behavior. At this stage, even diagnose becomes difficult. Type 4 is referred to as rapid cycling in which stage the patient has severe amounts of depression and energetic activity. The symptoms for this disease mainly include inability to focus and high feelings of despair. There is also the excess feeling of tiredness in patient. Opposite characteristics are displayed during the high periods. In this stage, the patient also feels more happy and communicates lot. There is lots of energy in patients though there is lack of sleep.
Some symptoms of bipolar disorder include; feeling helpless or unmotivated, sudden irritability, unexplained change in diet, and trouble sleeping. Many people also find it difficult to enjoy pleasurable activities.
Yes. People with a family history are more prone to depression and related illnesses. Answer 2 by Terrier23: Absolutely, Many families with a history of depression are prone to it and also related illnesses.
What medication do people take to solve their bipolar disorder?
The first medication approved by the FDA was Lithium, and it is still the most common, especially for children and teens. For harder-to-cure cases, or for those who have had bad reactions to Lithium, anticonvulsant medications (such as those used for people with epilepsy) are taken. Of course, never take a medication like Lithium or an anticonvulsant without the consent and diagnosis of a doctor. Go here for more info: http://www.medicinenet.com/bipolar_disorder/page5.htm
There are many ways of helping to get rid of depression. However, the first thing you should do is see your doctor. They can give you a lot of information on the subject and are the people most able to help by referral to therapists, providing medication and generally assisting in treatment.
- Some people just need to talk about it with a friend or trusted person, some need therapy.
- Others may need medication to assist.
- Some can get through it by finding things they like to do and doing them, keeping themselves too busy to worry, or avoiding the things they know make them depressed.
- Music has often had a good effect on depressed people, and can help a lot.
- Symptomatic treatment (fixing the results of depression, not the causes) can also help: most people with depression have bad sleep patterns or sleeping disorders. Fixing those will certainly help.
- Several simple therapies and herbal treatments have been shown as a positive effect in treatment.
See the related links for some further information on treating depression.
What are different type of mental disorder?
I don't know exactly but DSM-4-TR probably lists a few thousand diagnoses, many overlapping.
What should you do if your parents are not talking to you and your depressed?
The question does not indicate if you or your friends share your parents concerns.Parents may be concerned about many things from sasquatches to health food supplements and may even have read the internet about diagnosing and treating all manner of health issues. This however does not make them experts, psychologists, counsellors or anything else. They cannot diagnose any disease, suggest treatment or magic cures, or offer advise other than to see a professional.If they are concerned they might want to offer to pay for you to visit a trained medical professional of your choice to discuss the matter. "Trained professional" does not include their local preacher, Aunt Matty who worked for a psychologist once, their favourite quack or whatever. The meeting between the professional and yourself should not include them and you do not have to discuss the outcome with them.
If your region has a health hot line that you can call for advise on health issues call them as a start, see what is available. Local hot lines may de identified though an internet search using search strings like "depression, hot line, (your location)". School counsellors, drop in clinics and such may also offer potential contacts.
What are two signs of severe depression?
extreme silence or extreme yelling
Lonely or too much friends
Listening to very dark songs or very happy songs
Etc etc.
I know this much cos I used to live deppressed.
Is Maurice Moses a psychologist in MI?
Maurice Moses is a Consultant for the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on 'Positive Behavioral Support':
Maurice Moses
Community Based Intervention Consultants
P.O. Box 152
East Lansing, MI 48823
Telephone: 337-1094
Email: mmoses7018@aol.com
Maurice Moses, Behavior Psychologist provides extensive staff training and professional development in brain compatible instructional and behavioral strategies. He specializes in working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Differences, Emotional and Behavior Disorders, and students with cognitive and physical disabilities. He works with many school districts throughout Michigan.
Can you have bipolar and a personality disorder?
Yes, I believe that both bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder can coexist. People are complex and unique and both the labels of bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder are abstractions are are ways to classify human beings.
What disorder is characterized by intense mood changes that produce manic and episodes?
Manic Depression is now referred to as bipolar disorder and is characterised by mood episodes. So they last at least 4 days. They also must have 'hi' manic episodes/hypomanic episodes (Type 2 bipolar) and 'low' depressions. These moods can last anywhere from days, to weeks, to months. And there is periods of normal functioning inbetween
Borderline Personality Disorder has mood swing too, but they tend to last hours. More what you would typically describe as a mood swing.
How do you get through school with depression?
Depression is a treatable disorder. See a specialist. Once you get it under control, school will take care of itself.
Is bipolar a genetic disorder?
Bipolar disorder has a genetic component - it does seem to run in families, and if you have people in your family who have bipolar disorder, you have a higher chance to have it yourself. However, there is more than just genetics causing it - scientists haven't figured out the whole think, but they know it is more than just a gene or group of genes. Some people can grow up in the same family and have the same genes, but not develop bipolar disorder.
How many teens in US committed suicide in 2009?
Latest final statistics from American Association of Suicidology are for the year 2006. They show that in the US that year, a total of 4,189 young people aged 15-24 years died by suicide. This works out at just under 12 young persons every day. Overall about 12% of all deaths of young people are believed to be by suicide.
Any young person who feels that they might be tempted to kill themselves should find someone to talk to before taking any action to harm themselves. Talking it out with a compassionate person can help us to understand what's going on for us and to find new ways to cope with what may be troubling us.
According to the most reliable source - American Association of Suicidology (AAS) - the latest statistics (2006) show that, in USA in the year 2006, 216 children between 10 - 14 year of age died by suicide. 4,189 young people ages from 15 to 19 years died by suicide.
This means, that in USA, over 4,400 young people aged between 10 and 19 years died by suicide in 2006, the latest year for which there are full statistics.
You can access greater detail in a five page report from AAS available at the website:
http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=232&name=DLFE-161.pdf
Is bipolar a noncommunicable disease?
Depression is a mental illness, therefore it cannot simply be passed on to others. There is not a single mental illness that is a communicable disease.
Does lamitrogine cause depression?
Any medication has the potential for causing unwanted side-effects including depression, however lamitrogine is often prescribed in conjunction with SSRI class anti-depressants to treat depression. I have been on it 2 years with positive success. Any medication has the potential for causing unwanted side-effects including depression, however lamitrogine is often prescribed in conjunction with SSRI class anti-depressants to treat depression. I have been on it 2 years with positive success.
What is the difference between OCD and mild depression and bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disease refers to someone who has sudden and severe mood swings. They have no control over these emotions and are sometimes very irrational during these times.
OCD, aka Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, refers to someone who is obsessive about something. These people need to do repetitive things throughout their day.
See "Difference between ADD and OCD"
Is it possible for a 12 year to be bipolar?
My nephew was unofficially diagnosed with bipolar at 4 yrs old. The official diagnosis was ADHD and a probable anxiety disorder. He's 15 now and indeed he is bipolar, type 1. He's been hospitalized many times. I think it is controversial diagnosing 'labeling' children so young and I don't know how they differentiate the two. A huge problem is the medications given to control the disorders. My nephew and son (also type 1 bipolar) cannot take ADHD medications. It sends them into mania - window breaking, can't blink mania. For them this fact was helpful in diagnosis.
How do you get diagnosed with depression disorder?
According to the definitions of most medical, psychological, and psychiatric bodies, there is a commonality in the diagnosis of depression. Most depression tests have a very similar framework. Almost without exception, clinical depression will be diagnosed if a certain number of feelings, that are signs of depression, are present over a certain period of time.
you are depressed because something happened in your life or someone did something to you which makes you feel sad
How do you know when someone has alzimers?
The most common signs and symptoms of the Alzheimer's disease include difficulties in multitasking, problems solving logic tasks and forgetfulness of events, conversations, routes and locations. Visit a qualified physician to confirm the cause of the signs and symptoms.
