The symptoms of bipolar manic depression can be tricky to identify. Noticing the early warning signals can be crucial to getting an early diagnosis and helping the sufferer before symptoms escalate out of control.
Many of the symptoms of bipolar manic depression are depression related. This interesting article by Grant Eckert discusses ways to […]
Many have asked “what causes bipolar disorder”. Theories abound, and many myths exist (some true, some not). These include heredity, alchohol and drug abuse, bad childhood experiences and more.
This article by Dr. Bate discusses the three “real” causes of mental conditions. It is a very interesting read!
The Three Basic Causes of […]
Cyclothymia is a mild form of bipolar disorder, characterized by alternating episodes of mood swings from mild or moderate depression to hypomania. Hypomania is defined as periods of elevated mood, euphoria and excitement that do not cause the person to become disconnected from reality.
The hypomanic and depressive episodes of cyclothymia generally don’t prevent people with […]
DEPRESSION as a psycho-medical condition is broadly classified into three types: unipolar depression, major depressive disorder, and bipolar affective depression. Bipolar affective depression is more serious than the other two types, but all can be treated to the point of cure or a high degree of control. In this report we shall look at how […]
Have you heard of the term mood swings? What about manic depression? If you have, then it wouldn’t be difficult to explain what bipolar disorder means. All these terms mean the same thing.
This is a serious mental illness and is categorized as bipolar type 1 and bipolar type 2. Bipolar disorder is characterized by […]
Everyone has lows and highs as they go through life. Each of us experiences events that may make us feel sad, happy or simply indifferent. Sometimes we experience extreme events which lead us to very intense emotional states – for example the sudden death of loved ones, weddings, divorces and watching our children […]