Bipolar Disorder

Abigail Bachhuber Intro to Special Education Professor Lara AACC Spring 2014

Bipolar Disorder
Definitions And Scientific inds
! Definition of Bipolar Disorder is the unpredictable "ood s#ings s#itching fro" h$po"ania to depression% ! &ania is the &ental illness "ar'ed b$ periods of great e(cite"ent) euphoria) delusions) and o*eracti*it$% ! +$po"ania is a "ild for" of "ania) "ar'ed b$ elation and h$peracti*it$% ! Depression is se*ere de,ection% ! In this da$ and age Bipolar

Bipolar DisorderS$"pto"s
! BP1: Monic or Mixed episodes with or without history of depression. ! BP2: Hypomanic episodes with history of depression. ! BP3: Monic or Hypo episodes occurring during use of psychotropic medicine with or without history of depression. ! Mood Swings ! Periods of highs and lows a a mania and depression. ! Se!ere changes in energy and "eha!iors. ! Psychosis.

S$"pto"s S$"pto"s

Bipolar Disorder
Statistics

! Bipolar affects up to! 2%4 "illion in ./ ! 12 "illion in .SA ! 204 "illion 1orld #ide ! Bipolar increases suicide rate up to 202 ! &isdiagnosis occurs on a*g 3%0 ti"es before a correct diagnosis ! Life after onset is spent #ith "ainl$ depressi*e s$"pto"s e*en #ith 4non5opti"al6 treat"ent

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Bipolar Disorder
Earl$ Inter*ention Earl$ Inter*ention ! As' #hether other fa"il$ "e"bers ha*e bipolar disorder% ! As' about $our recent "ood s#ings and for ho# long $ou ha*e had the"% ! :al' to fa"il$ "e"bers about $our s$"pto"s and o*erall health% ! As' about an$ health proble"s $ou ha*e and an$ "edications $ou ta'e% ! 1atch $our beha*ior and "ood%

Bipolar Disorder
! Perfor" a thorough e(a" and order lab tests to loo' for other illnesses that "a$ be causing the s$"pto"s that rese"ble bipolar disorder%

:ests and :reat"ents :ests and :reat"ents

! &edicines are a 'e$ part of treating bipolar disorder% &ost often) the first "edicines used are called "ood stabili;ers% :he$ help $ou a*oid "ood s#ings% ! :al' :herap$% ! Electrocon*ulsi*e therap$ <EC:= "a$ be used to treat the "anic or depressi*e phase if it does not respond to "edication%

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:echnolog$ Ad*ances :echnolog$ Ad*ances
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