Some terminologies used by people to call bipolar are a medical condition or morbidity, bipolar disease, bipolar illness, bipolar disorder and bipolar symptoms.
Disease what is?
The meaning of a disease according the English Dictionary, A pathological or medical condition of mind or body, A disease which is infectious has the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, prions which are a known abnormal protein protozoa and multicellular parasites. Not considered a disease if an infection does not cause a clinicall impairment of normal functioning. Of all forms of non infectious disease the most popular are cancer, disease caused by genes and heart disease.
Clinically Impaired
When adolescents are hit with bipolar disease, one of the most obvious signs and growing evidence is that individuals have mental impairments, even during periods of symptom remission. Bipolar disease falls in the impairments category like Alzheimer dementia and schizophrenia, but they are not as severe.
Cognitive impairment
A big number of patients complain of neuropsychological problems (a psychological processes and overt behaviors linked to the brain). And it is not clear how common are adolescent who are mentally impaired by bipolar diseases. There is a possibility that neuropsychological impairments may be more widespread, because adolescent bipolar sufferers do not complain of cognitive or mental problems.
Time for Bipolar Episodes
Is there a time frame for each episode to occur in a person with bipolar disease? Because all of us are different each person will experience bipolar symptoms differently. This bipolar disease can last from a few minutes to one whole year with some experiencing "normalcy", which is a lack of problematic symptoms. It can go from manic to calm to depressive to calm again. For some it can be 2 days manic than 3 to 4 weeks all good calm and normal and 5 days depressing and 1 week of calm and normal again. Other Individuals can experience a transition from one episode to the next without a symptom-free period. Or others periods of double or mixed episodes in which symptoms of depression and mania are either present.
Important Tips
1.Alcohol: Take extra precaution with liquor or drugs.
2. Promiscuity: Sexual thoughts to acting out can be high to very high especially when in the manic episode.
3. Medication: Doctors usually go through trial and error to find the right combination of drugs.
4. Suicidal: Especially when depressed patients will tend to be thinking of death and be suicidal.
5. Forcing: Always be gentle with bipolar patients " forcing them to do something they do not want can be catastrophic.
6. Clarity: be really clear with your doctor about what symptoms are bothering you for them to address and diagnose it properly.
Disheartening
Symptoms of bipolar can overlap for many mental health conditions. People with adolescent bipolar disease have to be amazingly strong because the darkness that sometimes wells up out of people struggling with bipolar illness can be overpowering. Hopes, dreams and love can be shattered just by watching the person you love melt away and replaced by a completely different person.
Conclusion
Bipolar disease cannot be cured but it can be controlled. For those adolescents suffering from this bipolar disease it is important they and their families be surrounded by a good support network in those difficult times. More importantly, medication must be taken at times allotted so the disease does not add stress to others and also break up existing strained relationships.
Disease what is?
The meaning of a disease according the English Dictionary, A pathological or medical condition of mind or body, A disease which is infectious has the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, prions which are a known abnormal protein protozoa and multicellular parasites. Not considered a disease if an infection does not cause a clinicall impairment of normal functioning. Of all forms of non infectious disease the most popular are cancer, disease caused by genes and heart disease.
Clinically Impaired
When adolescents are hit with bipolar disease, one of the most obvious signs and growing evidence is that individuals have mental impairments, even during periods of symptom remission. Bipolar disease falls in the impairments category like Alzheimer dementia and schizophrenia, but they are not as severe.
Cognitive impairment
A big number of patients complain of neuropsychological problems (a psychological processes and overt behaviors linked to the brain). And it is not clear how common are adolescent who are mentally impaired by bipolar diseases. There is a possibility that neuropsychological impairments may be more widespread, because adolescent bipolar sufferers do not complain of cognitive or mental problems.
Time for Bipolar Episodes
Is there a time frame for each episode to occur in a person with bipolar disease? Because all of us are different each person will experience bipolar symptoms differently. This bipolar disease can last from a few minutes to one whole year with some experiencing "normalcy", which is a lack of problematic symptoms. It can go from manic to calm to depressive to calm again. For some it can be 2 days manic than 3 to 4 weeks all good calm and normal and 5 days depressing and 1 week of calm and normal again. Other Individuals can experience a transition from one episode to the next without a symptom-free period. Or others periods of double or mixed episodes in which symptoms of depression and mania are either present.
Important Tips
1.Alcohol: Take extra precaution with liquor or drugs.
2. Promiscuity: Sexual thoughts to acting out can be high to very high especially when in the manic episode.
3. Medication: Doctors usually go through trial and error to find the right combination of drugs.
4. Suicidal: Especially when depressed patients will tend to be thinking of death and be suicidal.
5. Forcing: Always be gentle with bipolar patients " forcing them to do something they do not want can be catastrophic.
6. Clarity: be really clear with your doctor about what symptoms are bothering you for them to address and diagnose it properly.
Disheartening
Symptoms of bipolar can overlap for many mental health conditions. People with adolescent bipolar disease have to be amazingly strong because the darkness that sometimes wells up out of people struggling with bipolar illness can be overpowering. Hopes, dreams and love can be shattered just by watching the person you love melt away and replaced by a completely different person.
Conclusion
Bipolar disease cannot be cured but it can be controlled. For those adolescents suffering from this bipolar disease it is important they and their families be surrounded by a good support network in those difficult times. More importantly, medication must be taken at times allotted so the disease does not add stress to others and also break up existing strained relationships.
About the Author:
Ken P Doyle is an adviser for bipolar disorder and has a wealth of knowledge in the field on brain illness. As an adviser he would like to share some FREE information and findings on adolescent bipolar and bipolar disease.
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