If you live with bipolar disorder, a treatment plan is essential to manage your symptoms. Still, there may be times when you also need some extra help. Thoughts of suicide are common when you're having a depressive episode. If you begin feeling depressed, call your doctor. Explain the symp...
Untreated, a manic episode may last several months. Like depressive episodes, mania may pass without treatment. However, the toll on the person and his or her family may be intolerable. Fortunately, bipolar affective disorder is treatable with drug therapy, as well as psychotherapy. With proper ...
lesion, as we say, that is able to affect a thread that's causing this illness, but also tugs on other threads that may be implicated as well? I think what's interesting, Trish, is that 2 years ago the FDA approved dextromethorphan bupropion as a treatment for major depressive disorder....
Bipolar I disorder: Bipolar I disorder can be characterized by experiencing at least one manic episode, which can precede or follow a major depressive episode (though depressive episodes do not necessarily need to be present for a diagnosis to be made). Many people diagnosed with Bipolar I...
Causes of Bipolar Disorder Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Living with Bipolar Disorder Signs of Bipolar Disorder The defining feature of bipolar disorder is mania. It can be the triggering episode of the disorder, followed by a depressive episode, or it can first manifest after years of depr...
Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the world's ten most disabling conditions. More options are urgently needed for treating bipolar depressive episodes and for safer, more tolerable long-term maintenance treatment. We reviewed 30 recent clinical trials in depressive episodes (eight tested compounds) ...
A major depressive episode is a key feature of both Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, characterised by profound feelings of sadness, and loss of interest or enjoyment in activities. It also causes alterations in appetite or sleep habits, fatigue, a sense of worthlessness or guilt,...
Since bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition, long-term and continuous treatment is going to be important, even in cases when people are in between episodes and aren’t experiencing major manic or depressive symptoms. Some types of treatment, in addition to medication, to treat ...
Patients with bipolar disorder frequently suffer from episodes of depression, which is a major cause of morbidity. A range of atypical antipsychotics and mood stabilisers are recommended in guidelines for the treatment of bipolar depression but there is no consensus on which therapies should be used...
The second edition includes strategies to manage social media use during a downswing as well as ideas for family members and partners who want to help a person in a depressive episode. BUY ON AMAZON What others are saying aboutTake Charge of Bipolar Disorder ...