Bipolar presentation
-
Upload
christytripp -
Category
Health & Medicine
-
view
162 -
download
2
Transcript of Bipolar presentation
Presented by:Christine TrippChristy Munoz
Chelsea
What do these celebrities have in common with 5.7 million other people?
Bipolar DisorderA mood disorder involving manic episodes – intense and very disruptive experiences of heightened mood, possibly alternating with depressive episodes.
• At least half of all cases begin before a person reaches the age of 25
Manic Episode
Criteria for a manic episode are a distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased activity or energy, lasting at least 1 week and present most of the day, nearly every day (or any duration if hospitalization is necessary.
Symptoms of a Manic Episode
• Inflated self esteem or grandiose
• Decreased need for sleep
• More talkative than usual
• Flight of ideas or racing thoughts
• Distractibility
• Increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
• Excessive involvement in activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (shopping sprees, sexual indiscretions, etc.)
Major Depressive Episode
A period in which the individual experiences intense psychological and physical symptoms accompanying feelings of overwhelming sadness.
Categories of bipolar disorder
Bipolar I• One or more manic episodes
with the possibility, although not the necessity, of experiencing one or more depressive episodes
Bipolar II• One or more major depressive
episodes and at least one hypomanic episode
Hypomanic episodes have similar symptoms as manic episodes but last a shorter duration (< 4 days)
Rapid CyclingClinicians diagnose people as having rapid cycling if they have four or more episodes within the previous year that meet the criteria for manic, hypomanic, or major depressive disorder.
• Antidepressants, in addition to hypothyroidism and disturbed sleep cycles, can contribute to the development of rapid cycling
Treatment
Medications are most common treatment:• Lithium (most widely
prescribed)• Anticonvulsants• Antidepressants
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (extreme cases)