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What is Bipolar Disorder
Symptoms
Treatments
Facts about Bipolar disorder
Famous People With Bipolar
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What is Bipolar Disorder?
serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking and behavior from the highs of mania on one extreme
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Depressed mood most of the day, feeling sad or empty and tearful are what?
some symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
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What are some treatments for Bipolar Disorder?
Provide assistance and support to patients and family, reduce symptoms of manic episodes, provide antidepressant medication.
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Bipolar Disorder develops at least once in the lifetime of approximately what percent of the population?
1 - 1.5 percent. That figures to be between one and two million Americans.
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Which is a music artist suffers from bipolar?
DMX
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What is hypomanic episode?
over the course of at least four days, elevated mood plus three of the following symptoms OR irritable mood plus four of the following symptoms: pressured speech. inflated self-esteem or grandiosity. decreased need for sleep.
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What are the periods of high and low called?
What is mania depression
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What is a Medication prescribed for bipolar?

Antipsychotics

Benzodiazapines

Mood Stabilizers

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When a person has suffered numerous hypomanic and depressive symptoms for over 2 years, but the symptoms are not serious enough or long enough in duration to be considered a mood episode, it is called what?
Cyclothymic Disorder. Cyclothymic Disorder is very similar to Bipolar Disorder, but it is not classifed as a subset of Bipolar Disorder.
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Who is a comedian and actor with bipolar disorder that passed away this year?
Robin Williams
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What is another name for bipolar disorder?
manic depression
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Social Isolation is what?
What is a depressive episode symptom
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What 3 things are part of the diagnosing process of bipolar disorder?

What is initial assessment, psychological evaluation, and physical evaluation.

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The gender differences in Bipolar I are?

Non existent.  Men and women are diagnosed at the same rate.
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Who is a "superhero" with bipolar disorder?
Robert Downey Jr. as Ironman
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What type of disorder is Bipolar Disorder?
What is mental disorder
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What is reckless behavior and loss of self control?
What is manic episode symptom
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Who treats Bipolar Disorder?

Who are mental health professionals

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Without medical attention, approximately how many percent of bipolar patients commit suicide?
15 - 20 percent. And, in spite of this, only about one-third of sufferers receive treatment
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Who is a U.S. President who suffered with bipolar depression?
Theodore Roosevelt
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With treatment, what are people with bipolar disorder able to do?
What is lead full and productive lives
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In order to be diagnosed with depression, how long do the symptoms have to be present?
What is 2 weeks or longer
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How do undiagnosed people with bipolar disorder go about treating themselves?

What is with alcohol and drug abuse

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What is the diagnostic difference between Bipolar I and II?

Hypomania

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Rock guitarist who suffered from Bipolar Disorder.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?