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Bipolar Disorder
Symptoms Diagnosis Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar Symptoms)
People with bipolar disorder experience both depression and periods of mania. According to DSM-IV-TR, mania involves at least three of the following symptoms: inflated self-esteem or grandiosity decreased need for sleep more talkativeness than usual or pressure to keep talking flight of ideas or the experience that thoughts are racing distractibility increased activity or psychomotor […]
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What causes bipolar disorder?
The latest research suggests that there is no single cause of bipolar disorder, but that several key factors interact with one another. Genetics,childhood development, life stress and brain biology all appear to have a significant role in the development of the illness. Current knowledge suggests the emergence of a model that encompasses both ‘nurture’ and […]
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what is Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder Along with Major Depression, bipolar, or manic de- pressive disorder, represents a major mood disorder. “Bipolar” refers to the fact that patients may experi- ence two clinical poles: depression, and mania or hy- pomania. Most bipolar patients experience multiple cycles of depression interspersed with mania or hypo- mania. Less than 10% of bipolar […]
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