Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder and alcoholism commonly occur together. In some cases, bipolar disorder clearly develops before alcoholism. Also, bipolar disorder may increase the risk of alcoholism or other forms of substance abuse. It's not clear why this occurs.
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Bipolar disorder - depressed
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Depression in bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by mood swings from mania (exaggerated feeling of well-being, energy, and confidence in which a person can lose touch with reality) to depression ...
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BIPOLAR DISORDER - Perviously referred to as manic depressive illness; characterized by the occurrence of mania (euphoria) alternating with bouts of depression.
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Bipolar Disorder
Related Category: Psychology and Psychiatry
see manic-depressive disorder.
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Bipolar disorder is a disorder of the brain. Researchers believe that chemicals called neurotransmitters are involved. Nerve impulses cause the release of neurotransmitters from one nerve cell to the next.
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Bipolar disorder and manic depression
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There's no cure for bipolar disorder, but understanding the symptoms and what triggers an episode can help people to live a normal life.
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Bipolar disorder may cause behavior so severe that you may not be able to function at work, in family or social situations, or in relationships with others. Some people with bipolar disorder become suicidal.
What causes bipolar disorder?
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Manic Depression / Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder (Mania) - Read about bipolar disorder (BD or manic-depressive illness), a brain disorder that causes dramatic mood swings (highs and lows) and affects a person's energy levels and ability to function.
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Bipolar disorder involves episodes of depression, usually severe, alternating with episodes of extreme elation called mania. This condition is sometimes called by its former name, manic depression.
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Bipolar disorder used to be called manic-depressive disorder. It causes extreme changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. In the manic phase you feel highly energized and are very active. In the depressed phase you are very depressed.
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Bipolar disorder includes mania or hypomania. Mania is an abnormal elevation in mood. The person may be excessively cheerful, have grandiose ideas, and may sleep less.
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Bipolar disorder is marked by big mood swings between elation and depression. This article provides an overview for diagnosis and treatment.
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About 4 percent of teens have clinical depression, including bipolar disorder.
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MANIC DEPRESSION (Bipolar Disorder; Mania)
SYMPTOMS"Extreme pessimism, withdrawal from society, changes in sleep patterns. A sudden loss of interest in, and failure to, complete projects started with enthusiasm.
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While a person with depression or bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day.
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A drug used to treat epileptic seizures and bipolar disorder and to prevent migraine headaches. It is also being studied in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma.
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drug initially approved in September 1996 for the management of the manifestations of psychotic disorders (schizophrenia) and subsequently approved in March 2000 for the short-term treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.
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Suicidal behaviors can accompany many emotional disturbances, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. More than 90% of all suicides are related to a mood disorder or other psychiatric illness.
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When major depression alternates with periods of great exuberance and energy, the illness is called bipolar disorder.
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