Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depressive disorder, manic depression or bipolar affective disorder, and is psychiatric diagnosis that describes category of mood disorders are defined by presence of one ore more episodes of elevated abnormal mood clinically. Some individual can experience manic episode that is commonly experience depressive or symptoms or the mixed episodes in which certain features of both depression and mania are present at the same time. Such episodes are separated usually by the periods of a "normal" mood, and in some individuals,

 

mania and depression alternate rapidly and known as a rapid cycling. The Extreme manic episodes sometimes can lead to psychotic symptom such as hallucinations and delusions.

Some genetic factors contribute substantially to likelihood of developing disorder bipolar and the environmental factors that are implicated. The bipolar disorder in treated with stabilizer medications mood, sometimes other psychiatric drugs.

 

In some serious cases there is risk of harm to oneself or involuntary commitment can also be caused. These are generally involve sever manic episodes having dangerous or depressive behaviors episodes with some suicidal ideation. Some people with bipolar disorder are exhibiting symptoms of psychotic that can be sometimes misdiagnosed as suffering from the schizophrenia that is another serious mental disorder.

In bipolar disorder condition, people experience abnormally elevated and abnormally depressed states for period of time in way that interferes with functioning.

 

Scientists believe that the bipolar disorder may cause due the chemical imbalances in brain. Depressive episodes and manic, hallmarks have been compared to roller coaster ride, this diagnosis is based on self-reported experiences of the individual and abnormalities in the behavior that is reported by the family members, co-workers or friends, followed by the secondary sings observed by psychiatrist, social worker, nurse, clinical psychologist or clinician in clinical assessment. There are several mental disorders; these may involve similar bipolar disorder symptoms.