Bipolar+Depression

Tucker and Tyler Bipolar Disorder is mood disorder Bipolar disorder is also know was manic-depressive illness meaning a brain disorder that cause a dramatic shift in in moods. The mood shifts usually go from a happy or over energetic state to a state of feeling low and worthless.

=Effects/symptoms= Bipolar can strongly effect the things you do, How so? Well when the moods shifts you can go from an area doing a lot of work and doing really well to a time where you are unwilling to even roll out of bed. here is a list of things that can be effected. Symptoms of bipolar very severe the are worse than the normal ups and downs of one normal day. They differ in the fact that bipolar people experience unusually intense emotions that occur in mood episodes (distinct periods of time).
 * 1) damage relationships
 * 2) poor job or school performance
 * 3) suicide
 * 1) Manic episode
 * 2) A time period where one is overly joyful or overexcited
 * 3) depressive episode
 * 4) A time period when one is over sad or hopeless state

Abnormality in the brains chemistry. The underlying cause of the abnormal brain chemistry has not been clearly identified
 * ==**Causes**==

|| Family, life stressor (peer pressure), Drug use.
 * ==**Risk factors**==

|| symptom evaluation by psychiatrist || Medication in most cases, but electroconvulsive therapy may be sued. || Generally emerges between late adolescence or 20's episodes tend to recur throughout life
 * ==**Diagnosis**==
 * ==**Treatment**==
 * ==**Pathogenesis**==

|| Compliance with treatment will help decrease chance of episodes || 5.7 million adults in the united states are affected by bipolar disorder in any given yea. Equally common in men and women || =LINKED:= Depression, Multiple Personality, General Anxiety Disorder
 * ==**Prevention**==
 * ==**Epidemiology**==

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