Depression and Bipolar Disorder

There's been a myth for years that the full moon affects the mental health of Earthlings. And, strangely enough, large metro hospitals have records that, indeed, people by the hordes show up in their hospitals at the full moon. There is no physical or astronomecal evidence to support such a theory.

There has long been another theory, down through the ages, that some men change into wolfmen at the full moon, run amok, and savagely kill innocent people. There has never been a recorded incident of a wolfman manfesting himself, moon or no moon.

Yes, it is a sign of manic depression or the start of a episode. It has to do with serotonin in your brain. SSRI's will increase this effect since the drugs deal with serotonin. XTC will do the same thing (other illegal drugs also cause this to happen), so doctors normal will be skeptical until drug test's are done.

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Info found on PDRHEALTH.com [Physician's Desk Reference]

Psychosis is NOT a diagnosis but a SYMPTOM or set of symptoms that can have many different causes.

Psychosis may be transient, intermittent, short term or part of a longer term psychiatric condition.

Psychosis is defined as a loss of contact with reality. It typically involves at least one of two experiences:

Drug and alcohol use and withdrawal have been linked to psychotic episodes. Symptoms that are drug- or alcohol-induced sometimes fade after the intoxicating effect of the substance has worn off.

Physical illnesses that interfere with brain function may cause psychosis as well. Psychosis is associated with infections, brain tumors, metabolic abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, and dementia.

Psychiatric illnesses, most commonly schizophrenia, frequently lead to psychosis. Delusional disorder, marked by unshakable false beliefs, is another psychotic condition.

Psychosis sometimes accompanies affective disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder (manic depression). In such cases, the symptoms tend to conform to the patient’s mood. For example, depressed patients may hear voices telling them to end their life. Bipolar patients in the throes of the illness’s extreme highs may believe they can fly or perform other superhuman feats.

Finally, a stressful event - such as witnessing a violent act or being sexually abused - can produce psychotic symptoms.

Also known as manic-depressive, the individual alternates between states of manic activity and being depressed.

You do what you need to do and what you want to do. If you are in a bad relationship with someone - (friends, family, lovers) then take a break or get out of it if you can. Sometimes if you end up not caring about you and being selfless and just caring about other people, you forget about yourself and there needs to be a balance in life, with both ways. You could take a vacation and go to a spa or do something you like, and take some time off, and maybe reflect on how you can change your life for the better and meet your emotional needs. Watch a chick flick that makes you cry, if you need a good cry and some time to think, that also works.

(No You can not be a nurse if you are being treated for a mental illness... But you can be a health care worker though like a pharmacy tech, medical coder or something like that. But not a nurse.... )

comments by Erica RN

I am shocked. This answer is fully wrong- on so many levels. You can be a nurse and have a mental illness. The key is BEING TREATED. Of course, your symptoms need to be well controlled, and you would have to be cleared by your psychiatrist when hired as a nurse, but it is ILLEGAL to discriminate against a person with a mental illness. Nursing schools included. Many schizophrenics, with effective treatment, are fully functional contributors to society. There was a schizophrenic Nobel prize winner, many nurses, doctors, teachers, lawyers, etc... There are different forms of schizophrenia, with varying effects, and some forms even have periods of complete remission. The degree to which schizophrenia affects a person varies greatly.

And by the way, when a pharmacy tech makes a mistake... they are just as likely to kill someone as a nurse is. Don't underestimate the skill it takes to do that job!!

Mood disorders, also called affective disorders, are a group of illnesses that have as their distinguishing characteristic an experience of mood that is unusual for the circumstances. Common mood disorders include bipolar disorder, depression, postpartum depression, cyclothymia, schizoaffective disorder, and seasonal affective disorder. Most mood disorders are at least somewhat treatable with drugs and psychotherapy.

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all the sad numbers up to 60, 60 is also a sad number

1, 7, 10, 13, 19, 23, 28, 31, 32, 44, 49

al of the happy numbers up to 60

The three types of drugs used to treat clinical depression is

• MAOI's

• SSRI's

• Tricyclic Componds

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Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It really depends on the person, their history with sexual relationships, and how much control that person has in other areas as well.

Sometimes that can be a cause of depression and a symptom as well. Some people sometimes don't eat, or they eat too much. A lot of people have a favorite "comfort food" such as ice cream or chocolate or any other foods that people get comfort from.

mormaly called cutters but also called self-harmers, self-mutilator. not distributed (the last answer) calling some one who cuts them self disturbed, suicidal, metal, crazy, etc. doesn't helpand mite not end well.

No.

Personality disorders are those disorders which severely and negatively affect relating to other people - such as attatchment disorders or behavior disorders. The person with one of these disorders can harm, directly or indirectly, those around them. They come in three subtypes:

Odd or eccentric behavior [schizoid, paranoid, schizotypal]

Dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior [antisocial, borderline, narcissistic]

Anxious fearful behavior. [Avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive].

Almost everyone has a few negative traits that fall under one or more personality disorder categories - fear of criticism, fear of rejection, fear of looking foolish, daydreaming over action, isolation, chronic boredom, or excessive dependency, etc. It is when severe negative traits of the same type cluster together that a personality disorder is diagnosed.

Multiple Personality Disorder, more properly known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, is a diagnosis handed out due to the following criteria:

1) At least two dissociative and lasting personality states must alternatily control a persons behavior

2) Impairment of the ability to recall personal information, or other memory lossy loss must occur which cannot be accounted for by ordinary forgetfulness.

[According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]

These criteria are very important, as it seperates Multiplicity in general from dissociative identity disorder. Dissociation is "loss of sense of self". For a disorder to exist, something must be going wrong with the natural functioning of the body.

With natural multiplicity, the members of a [healthy] system are their own unique selves. Even if one member takes primary control of the body for a time, the other[s] do not lose their sense of self. Even if the members were to share control, they do not melt into each other, feel like one has suddenly become a different person, or feel like another person's thoughts are his own. Furthermore, most multiple systems do not meet the amnesia or loss of time criteria of the DSM manual.

The dissociative identity disorder criteria hits at this crucial distinguishing point. There are those people who suffer from dissociative fugues [periods of temporary amnesia about themselves, wherein they often form new personalities in the interim until their memory returns], and depersonalization disorder/derealization [loss of self, feeling disconnected, not feeling in control of one's speech or movements, feeling detatched from one's thoughts or emotions, feeling like a robot, etc]. Both multiples and non-multiples may suffer from dissociative identity disorder.

As with personality disorders, the criteria of Dissociative Identity Disorder also requires a significant impairment of mental and social functioning. In this area, they are similar.

A depressed brain has been shown to have lower levels of serotonin. This chemical helps nerve messages pass from cell to cell, so not having enough slows down your thinking and mood. Depressed brains also have lower levels of dopamine. This is a chemical which is a "natural high" and produces a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. The third chemical which is in low supply in a depressed brain is norepinephrine. This chemical also helps with nerve message transmission.

According to an WebMD, people with depression do suffer from physical pain as well as emotional pain.

common forms of physical pain associated with depression are:

-Headaches -Exhaustion/Fatigue

-Back Pain -Sleeping Problems

-Muscle aches/Joint pain -Change in appetite/Weight

-Chest pain -Dizziness/Lightheadedness

-Digestive problems

Depression seems to be related to an imbalance of certain chemicals in your brain. Some of these same chemicals play an important role in how you feel pain. So many experts think that depression can make you feel pain differently than other people. (source:WebMD: "Recognizing the Physical Symptoms of Depression") Please read their article from the link I will add.

A relationship between mania and melancholia had long been observed, although the basis of the current conceptualisation can be traced back to French psychiatrists in the 1850s. The term "manic-depressive illness" or psychosis was coined by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in the late nineteenth century, originally referring to all kinds of mood disorder. German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard split the classification again in 1957, employing the terms unipolar disorder (major depressive disorder) and bipolar disorder.

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No. at 13 you don't have anything to be sad about.

yes, when i was 13 i was very sad. it's all the hormones in your body going crazy. it can cause depression. but i promise you will grow out of it. I'm 20 now and very happy.

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness. However through medication and therapy, bipolar disorder symptoms can be managed and minimized.

You need to go to your health department or free clinic sometimes doctor clinics have a charity funds you fill out the paper work and submit it you might get 3 months of services that would be a good start sometimes you can get the Rx and the company who manufacture the medication they have programs that will pay for your medications you also could go to your local community services office tell them you need to see a Dr and get a mental health evaluation they might be able to help sometimes they send to one of there doctors

Psychological therapies fall into three general categories: * Behavioural * Humanistic * Psychoanalytic Behaviouraltherapies work with conscious processes and focus on cognitions and behaviours. Humanistic therapies seek to empower the client through self actualisation - working with the 'here and now'. At the University of Leicester, all our courses are based on a psychodynamic model. Psychoanalytic therapies have unconscious processes at the heart of the work. Psychodynamic counselling is derived from psychoanalysis and the work of Freud and subsequent psychoanalytic theorists. It is a model that uses psychoanalytic concepts to explain human growth and development, and the nature of psychological problems. Counsellors are not analysts and they can expect to work in a broad range of settings, with both long and short term clients. Psychodynamic counselling uses the therapeutic relationship to gain insight into unconscious relationship patterns that evolved since childhood. Memories and other evidence of early relationships are used to make sense of current concerns. The process of change occurs as clients become more aware of the power of the unconscious, including defence mechanisms, instincts and rules for life, to influence behaviour, and hence more able to control their actions and responses. The therapeutic relationship in contemporary psychodynamic counselling is based on acceptance, empathy and understanding, with an emphasis on developing a good working alliance that fosters trust. The counsellor takes account of the real world of the client, including the impact of trauma, cultural difference, sexual orientation, disability and social context. Psychodynamic counselling skills and theory can be valuable in many working and social environments. The insight and understanding about human functions gained from psychoanalytic theory, can enhance the life of the counsellor as well as the client, and can be put to a variety of good uses.

Manic Depressive Illness or Bipolar Disorder is caused by disturbance in brain chemistry. Though not fully understood it is found that neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine in certain areas of the limbic system function poorly.

Medicines like mood stabilizers and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors correct neuronal transmission to produce near normal functionality.

Because they found someone else during a manic period who better suits their manic phantasy than the partner they were with before mania started.

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