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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?
Seroquel
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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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In a 1991 National Institute of Mental Health study, it was estimated that people with bipolar disorder cost the country how much?
Over 40 billion dollars. This includes cost of patient care, suicides, institutions, loss of productivity, and the criminal justice system.
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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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How many diagnostic codes does bipolar II disorder have in the DSM-5?
what is one
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Rock guitarist who suffered from Bipolar Disorder.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?