How do we treat bipolar disorder? Specifically, how do we treat mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder? The treatment of these two clinical states is not the same.
The treatment of mania is dependent upon its severity…
What is the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?
Since I started working on bipolar education, I’ve had thousands of people subscribe to my mailing list, I’ve received at least 1000 questions and comments about the disorder, I’ve spoken to hundreds of people over the phone, and I’ve attended dozens of meetings about bipolar. As a result of all that communication, I’ve been able to come up with a list …
Ten Mistakes People Who Have Bipolar Disorder Make
Introduction
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is quite prevalent in USA and the numbers are on a rise with the stressors of life on a rise.
What is bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness in whish one faces unpredictable mood swings rang…
Bipolar Disorder 101- What You Absolutely Need To Know
(The use of gender pronouns in this article reflects the clinical facts: most narcissists are men.)The manic phase of Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).Bipolar patients in the manic phase exhibit many of the signs and symptoms of pathological narcissism – hyperactivity, s…
Misdiagnosing Narcissism – The Bipolar I Disorder
Nancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that Phil eventually married her cousin. Since then, Nancy had deteriorated. One evening, she was involved in a motor vehicular accident because she was …
How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression
As an addition to medication, psychosocial treatments-including certain forms of psychotherapy (or “talk” therapy) are helpful in providing support, education, and guidance to people with bipolar disorder and their fa…
Non-Medical Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Do you know someone who is sometimes almost manic but at others seems depressed? Do their moods shift from a “high” to a “low”? If you do, then you might know someone who has what has been diagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disord…
Bipolar Disorder