Bipolar Disorder

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In this article, the writer explains that bipolar disorder, often referred to as manic depression, is one of the major mood disorders. The writer notes that this disorder usually begins in the teenage years or early adulthood, but can sometimes start in childhood or as late as the age of forty. The writer also points out that this disorder causes a person's mood to rise and fall from extreme highs to serious lows mixed with a person's normal mood. Next, the writer looks at the four different types of bipolar disorders and then explains that bipolar disorders can be treated by taking the right medication. The writer concludes that it is never too late to get a person's life to function properly in a daily routine, even if medication would be a daily requirement.

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"The extreme highs of a manic episode are indicated by an elevated or irritable mood along with several of these symptoms: high energy and activity level, racing thoughts, decreased sleep, extreme cheerfulness, agitation, high self-esteem, pursuing reckless or pleasurable activities, and increased interest in goal-oriented activities. Most of the general population had experienced some of these symptoms at one point in their lifetime. A person with manic depression is likely to experience a number of these symptoms over a significant amount of time with great intensity."
"Hypomania is often one of the first disorder symptoms which has characteristics of mania but does not usually interfere with a person's daily routine in life. Because hypomania inspires positive feelings, individuals say that they are fine where people close to this person will recognize mood swings."

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