Characteristics
A type of Bipolar disorder that has manic episodes.
What is Bipolar 1?
An episode of significantly diminished mood, lack of energy, and higher risk of suicide.
What is a Major Depressive Episode?
Name of the screening tool used for diagnosis.
What is the ICD-10?
Therapy based around an individual and their family.
What is family therapy?
Service that provides educational material to the public
What is community education?
Type of bipolar with hypomanic and major depressive episodes.
What is Bipolar 2?
Manic type of episode causing severe impact on social, work, or school functionality.
What is a Manic episode?
Common misdiagnosis due to depressive episodes occurring before manic or hypomanic episodes.
What is depression?
Treatment where peers with similar diagnosis meet to discuss challenges of living with BPD.
What is a support group?
Actions that recognize and get help for mental health as soon as possible
What is intervention?
Bipolar type with more depressive symptoms
What is Bipolar 2?
Episode lasting 4-7 days with an elated mood, impulsivity, increased energy, and racing thoughts.
What is a Hypomanic episode?
A controversial screening tool.
What is the DSM-5 screening tool?
Type of treatment using pharmaceutical drugs.
What is medication?
Involves contacting providers for a client to receive treatment from.
What is finding treatment?
Bipolar type that does not meet the criteria for any episode type.
What is cyclothymic disorder?
Episode of grandiose behaviours, poor decision making, euphoria, and increased energy that may require hospitalization.
What is a manic episode?
When multiple diagnosis are present.
What is comorbidity?
Another name for psychological counseling
What is psychotherapy?
Advocating for more mental health professionals.
What is expanding the mental health workforce?
Country with the highest prevalence of bipolar
What is the United States?
Episode type that does not reach a major high or low but is still above the average mood spectrum.
What is Hypomania?
Amount of years it takes to be diagnosed with BPD on average.
What is 5 to 10 years?
Therapy type that focusses on developing coping skills
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
Contributing to continued gathering of information on BPD.
What is investing in research?