Carman Research: Bipolar Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Disorder, or Manic Depression is an illness in which the patient suffers from extreme emotional euphoria which may or may not be followed closely by extreme emotional sadness.

Patients diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder may suffer their symptoms in a variety of combinations. The combinations have been consolidated into three phases:
Manic Phase
Depressive Phase
Mixed Phase (both depressive and manic symptoms present concurrently)

A patient will experience different symptoms with each phase.

The symptoms of a Manic Phase include at least three of the following symptoms:

Inflated self-esteem

Decreased need for sleep

Talkativeness or pressured speech

Flight of ideas

Distractibility

Increase in goal-directed activities

Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities likely to lead to painful consequences.

A Manic Phase may last for at least a week, or may result in hospitalization. Patients may have persistently elevated and expansive mood, or extreme irritability.

The symptoms of a Depressive Phase will include at least four of the following:

Feelings of sadness, loneliness, hopelessness

Loss of interest or pleasure in activities

Changes in weight or appetite

Feeling guilty or worthless

Difficulty concentrating, remembering things, or making decisions

Fatigue or loss of energy

Restlessness or sluggishness

Thoughts of death or suicide

Tendency to sleep excessively

A Depressive Phase will last for at least two weeks and the patient will feel deep emotional sadness.

In a Mixed Phase the patient will experience the same symptoms as above. However, the patient will simultaneously exhibit both manic and depressive symptoms every day.

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