Today is about Bipolar disorder, also known
as
bipolar affective disorder,
manic-depressive disorder, or
manic depression, is a
mental
illness classified by
psychiatry
as a
mood disorder.
Individuals with bipolar disorder experience episodes of an elevated or agitated
mood known as
mania
alternating with
episodes of depression.
Mania can occur with different levels of severity. At milder levels of
mania, known as
hypomania, individuals appear energetic, excitable, and may be
highly productive. As mania becomes more severe, individuals begin to behave
erratically and impulsively, often making poor decisions due to unrealistic
ideas about the future, and may have great difficulty with sleep. At the most
severe level, individuals can experience very distorted beliefs about the world
known as
psychosis.
Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience
depressive episodes; some experience a
mixed state in which features of both
mania and depression are present at the same time. Manic and depressive
episodes last from a few days to several months or even a years.
About 4% of people suffer from bipolar disorder. Prevalence is similar in
men and women and, broadly, across different cultures and ethnic groups.
Genetic
factors contribute substantially to the likelihood of developing
bipolar disorder, and environmental factors are also implicated. Bipolar
disorder is often treated with
mood stabilizing medications and
psychotherapy.
In serious cases, in which there is a risk of harm to oneself or others,
involuntary commitment may be used. These
cases generally involve severe manic episodes with dangerous behavior or
depressive episodes with
suicidal
ideation. There are widespread problems with
social stigma,
stereotypes,
and
prejudice
against individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. People with bipolar
disorder exhibiting psychotic symptoms can sometimes be misdiagnosed as having
schizophrenia.
The current term
bipolar disorder is of fairly recent origin and
refers to the cycling between high and low episodes (poles). The term
"manic–depressive illness" or psychosis was coined by German
psychiatrist
Emil Kraepelin in the late nineteenth century,
originally referring to all kinds of mood disorder. German psychiatrist
Karl Leonhard
split the classification in 1957, employing the terms
unipolar
disorder (
major depressive disorder) and bipolar
disorder.
Sadly, some of us didn't realized if they had bipolar disorder.
What we should do is..
Help them.
Glorious nation start from a glorious heart full of charity and liberty.
Not Freedom and disorder.
