Severe dysphoric mood with psychotic features?
definitely an unpleasant condition. non-pleasurable mood with hallucinations and/or disordered thoughts.
Is there a mental disorder that causes a teen girl to constantly lie and be sexually promiscuous?
Lying and promiscuity may be indicators of 1- Conduct disorder 2- Borderline traits 3-Substance use 4-Identity crisis 5- Bipolar disorder Please discuss with her the possibility of seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist. These behaviors and/or illnesses will have long lasting scars that will take a very long and enduring effort to heal. They do heal but lets not let her wallow for too long in those behaviors
It's an anthropological term, rather than a psychological term. I believe it refers to a class of stone tools.
Can a mentally ill person will his property to his wife?
There would be no reason to do so, unless you don't live in a community property state. The answer is yes. It would be necessary for a challenger to prove he was unable to make rational decisions, which is not necessarily the case with people who have mental illnesses. Many of them understand things quite well.
ADDING: In Georgia, United States, the mental capacity needed to create a valid will is very low. Lower than what it would take to enter a contract. And if a person is very mentally ill part of the time, but lucid during other periods, that person can make a valid will during those lucid periods.
Is TTM associated with bipolar disorder?
TTM or trichotillomania is not automatically associated with Bipolar disorder. It is more associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD. However, it can be a comorbid condition that accompanies manic or depressive behavior during bipolar episodes. It is treated as a separate condition, but many treatments for bipolar disorder are similar for TTM so treating one might help treat the other.
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What should you do with someone that has bipolar and wants to kill you?
Call the police. Don't attempt to talk them (or anybody else who wants to kill you, Bipolar or not) out of it. Call for help. Immediately.
Multiple Personality Disorder or Dissociative Identity Disorder. These are both the same thing they just changed it.
What are the systems of bipolar?
the main one that you must have in order to be diagnosed as bipolar is a drastic mood swing. you go from being extremely happy/ hyper/ impulsive/ energetic to being sad/ depressed/ lethargic/ angry. go to the wikipedia answers for more detail.
Can depression cause delusions?
Depression can very well cause delusions. But when this happens, it no longer is depression. If your seeing things out of the ordinary your depression could have turned into something much more serious like, physcotic depression.
Speak immediately with your gynocologist. Any kind of synthetic hormones can cause mood swings and there are so many other alternatives. If you are young, the YAZ pill might be a better alternative for you because it specifically is formulated to address mood swings. Also, if you have pre-existing conditions like being bipolar, it is extremely important that you tell this to your gynocologist so they can recommend a form of birth control that will not aggravate your biological chemistry.
What percent of the worlds population suffers from major depression?
There are approximately 154 million individuals suffering from depression worldwide, although as one source will tell, those numbers are probably higher due to a poor ability to survey in some countries and undiagnosed individuals.
Do girls have more mood swings than boys?
Yes, monthly menstruation effects hormone levels which can slightly affect a girls mood.
How effective is 7.5 mg of lexapro for anxiety and depression?
it can be very affective base off of your level of anxity
If you mean the super natural, then yes. Spirits have energy and most may be scared. Most are scared because they don't know what happened to them and are stuck. You may get weird feelings in your house which may be spirits. But, if you are just depressed please tell someone.
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Why are bipolar and epilepsy treated with the same meds?
They both target the brain's chemicals and signals and alters them.
Where can you go to be diagnosed with depression disorder?
You can go to pretty much any doctor to get diagnosed with depression disorder. Depression is more common than people know so most doctors are pretty well trained in the symptoms of depression.
I just want to know the prognosis of hypomaniac depressive disorder?
You're asking about Bipolar Disorder ll. If you are seeing a psychiatrist or couselor and taking medications as prescribed, the prognosis is good. There are many well known people with high functioning Bipolar. But you must realize Bipolar is like diabetes, it's an illness you will have and need to treat all your life.
yes, actually it is. look up VNS on the web, its one of the newest tx for med resistant depression
Will Accutane worsen your bipolar disorder?
Initially drugs like Accutane were linked to depression and suicide. Recent studies have shown this may not be true however. One can't ignore the possibility that most people with acne severe enough for Accutane likely already feel depressed about their condition. Compile that with the drug side effects or even worse if the drug doesn't clear their acne. Any of those factors could contribute to statistics showing a correlation between Accutane and depression/suicide. Given all of that there is no way to tell how every person will react to any drug. There is always a possibility of bad reaction, but I wouldn't say that this is something that would make this treatment option out of the question. Ask your physician.
Does being single make you depressed?
It does if you are single while all your friends have love and you are the only one who doesn't. It sucks. But eventually you will find love so don't give up hope.
Generally depends on how you feel about being single. If you crave a relationship, then it can easily make you depressed. However if you're perfectly ok with being single, it's not going to depress you.
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What percentage of people commit suicide every year?
The number of suicides that where attempeted and accomplished in 2008 is 26,132 and its is still adding by the days, weeks, hours. Did you know that if a school has 1,000 students 20% of them have thought serioulsy about attempting suicide and that would be 200 out of a 1,000 that thinks that suicide is the answer
Depends on what you define as "serious". If death and ruined lives meet the criteria, then yes, it's serious.
Are all bipolar depression persons genius?
No but they usually have special abilities, are more creative, and are better at certain jobs than people who aren't bipolar. (and conversely are much worse at other jobs)