Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to mania or hypomania (less extreme than mania), you may feel euphoric, full of energy or unusuallyirritable. These mood swings can affect sleep, energy, activity, judgment, behavior and the ability to think clearly.
Bipolar Disorder symptoms
- Excessive anger increases
- Sleep is low
- The head hurts
- Abnormal changes in behavior
- Being in confusion and neglecting
- Hallucination
Treatment for Bipolar disorder
Treatment is best guided by a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions (psychiatrist) who is skilled in treating bipolar and related disorders. You may have a treatment team that also includes a psychologist, social worker and psychiatric nurse.
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition. Treatment is directed at managing symptoms. Depending on your needs, treatment mayinclude:Medications, Continued treatment, Day treatment programs, Substance abuse treatment, Hospitalization.
