What is Bipolar?
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What is Bipolar I Disorder?
Question: What is Bipolar I Disorder? Answer: Bipolar I Disorder is also known as Bipolar 1 or Bipolar Type 1. According to the definition outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), Bipolar I Disorder, considered the most severe form of this mental illness, is "characterized by one or more Manic or [...]
Bipolar II Disorder
According to the official US definition as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, Bipolar II Disorder is "characterized by one or more Major Depressive Episodes accompanied by at least one Hypomanic Episode." The key difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II is that Bipolar II [...]
Depression’s Evolutionary Roots
Depression seems to pose an evolutionary paradox. Research in the US and other countries estimates that between 30 to 50 percent of people have met current psychiatric diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder sometime in their lives. But the brain plays crucial roles in promoting survival and reproduction, so the pressures of evolution should have [...]
Mood Disorders and Sleep
Do you find yourself sleeping 12 or 14 hours at a time? Is your husband staying up all night? If you have been accepting these strange sleep patterns as part of your depression or bipolar disorder, you may be pleased to learn that changing the way you sleep might significantly improve your condition. What may [...]
Schizophrenia
Definition: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, incoherence and physical agitation; it is classified as a “thought” disorder while Bipolar Disorder is a “mood” disorder. It is estimated that 1 percent of the world’s population has schizophrenia. While there is evidence that genetic factors have a role in developing schizophrenia, other [...]
Suicidal Ideation
Definition: Strictly speaking, suicidal ideation means wanting to take one’s own life or thinking about suicide without actually making plans to commit suicide. However, the term suicidal ideation is often used more generally to refer to having the intent to commit suicide, including planning how it will be done. Suicidal ideation is one of the [...]