Bipolar Disorder Dakota Miller Micah Moyer
Bipolar DisorderDakota Miller
Micah Moyer
What is it?
• Bipolar disorder is a mental illness.
• It is also classified as a mood disorder.
• Causes unusual shifts in:
• Mood
• Energy
• Activity levels
• Ability to perform daily tasks
How do you get it?
• No single cause.
• Many factors:
• Genetics
• Seems to run in families.
• Physiological
• Abnormalities in certain brain circuits could be the root of the problem.
How do you get it? (continued)
• Many factors:
• Environmental
• Environmental factors play important role in developing bipolar disorder.
• Individual psychosocial variables may interact with genetic dispositions.
• Including:
• Recent life events
• Interpersonal relationships
How do you get it? (continued)
• Many factors:
• Neurological
• A bipolar-like disorder can occur due to a neurological condition or injury.
• Including:
• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury
• HIV infection
• Multiple sclerosis
How is it diagnosed?
• Five types:
• Bipolar I Disorder
• Manic or mixed episodes that last 1 week.
• Manic symptoms severe & person needs immediate hospital care.
• Depressive episodes that last 2 weeks.
• Bipolar II Disorder
• Pattern of depressive & hypomanic episodes.
• No full-blown manic episodes.
How is it diagnosed? (continued)
• Five types:
• Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• Symptoms of the illness exist.
• Don’t meet criteria for Bipolar I or Bipolar II.
• Symptoms clearly out of normal behavior range.
• Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder
• Rapid changes in mood.
• 4+ episodes of major depression, mania, hypomania, or mixed in 1 year.
How is it diagnosed? (continued)
• Five types:
• Cyclothymic Disorder
• Also called Cyclothymia.
• Mild form of bipolar disorder.
• Episodes of hypomania & mild depression occur for 2 years.
• Symptoms don’t meet requirements for any other type of bipolar disorder.
Parts of Bipolar
• Mania
• Depression
• Hypomania
• Mixed state
Mania
• Abnormally elevated energy levels
• Opposite of Depression
Mania
• Symptoms
• Energy increase
• Unusually more talkative/Hyperactive
• Racing thoughts
• Irritable
• Little sleep required
• Self-esteem inflated
• Behavior is reckless
Mania
Depression
• Abnormally decreased energy levels
• Opposite of Mania
Depression
• Symptoms
• Sad
• Crying uncontrollably
• A lot of guilt
• Fatigue
• Anxiety/Social withdrawal
• Sleeping problems
• Eating problems
Hypomania
• Not full blown Mania
• Symptoms can still be those of Mania
• Extremely energetic
• Talkative
• Confident
• Hyper-sexuality
• creativity
Mixed State
• Being in a Manic AND Depressive state at the same time
How to Help
• If you want to help someone with a mental illness you should:
• Not treat them different
• Be empathetic, not sympathetic
• Let them talk
• For the love of god do not tell them it gets better
• LISTEN
What is the treatment?
• Everyone’s different, so medication needed varies.
• Sometimes combinations of medication needed.
• Drugs used• Mood stabilizers
• Anxiety relieving drugs
• Medicines• Lithium
• Anticonvulsants
• Antipsychotics
• Antidepressants
• Benzodiazepines
Can it be prevented?
• It cannot be prevented
• Symptoms can be controlled with meds
Works Cited
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml
• http://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder