Manic Depressive/ Bipolar Disorder

Sarah Bollinger & Ben Heishman

Bipolar Disorder is..Bipolar Disorder is..

A serious mental illness characterized A serious mental illness characterized by recurrent episodes of depression by recurrent episodes of depression and mania. Episodes cause unusual and mania. Episodes cause unusual and extreme shifts in mood, energy, and extreme shifts in mood, energy, and behavior which interferes with and behavior which interferes with normal functioning.normal functioning.

MANIAMANIA

• Extreme moods- Severely irritable or Extreme moods- Severely irritable or overly elatedoverly elated

• Overly high self-esteemOverly high self-esteem

• Increased energy- extremely hyperIncreased energy- extremely hyper

• Little need for sleep- ability to go for Little need for sleep- ability to go for days on little to no sleepdays on little to no sleep

Talks too much, very quicklyTalks too much, very quickly

Distracted very easily, little Distracted very easily, little concentrationconcentration

• Hyper-sexualityHyper-sexuality

• Disregard for riskDisregard for risk

DepressionDepression

• Persistently sad or irritablePersistently sad or irritable

• Loss of interest Loss of interest

• Difficulty in or over-sleepingDifficulty in or over-sleeping

• Change in appetite and body weightChange in appetite and body weight

• Loss of energyLoss of energy

• Difficulty concentratingDifficulty concentrating

• Feelings of worthlessness or Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guiltinappropriate guilt

• Recurrent thoughts of death or suicideRecurrent thoughts of death or suicide

• Episodes can be manic, depressive, Episodes can be manic, depressive, or a mixed stateor a mixed state

• Often co-occurs with Post-Traumatic Often co-occurs with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and ADHDStress Disorder and ADHD

Tends to run in familiesTends to run in familiesMore research is needed to determine actual cause of More research is needed to determine actual cause of

the disorderthe disorder

• Medication is used to control symptoms, Medication is used to control symptoms, most commonly mood stabilizers, such as most commonly mood stabilizers, such as Lithium, Anti-psychotics, such as Lithium, Anti-psychotics, such as Risperidone, and Antidepressants, such as Risperidone, and Antidepressants, such as Paxil and ZoloftPaxil and Zoloft