Bipolar Mood Disorder-Information Answering Faulty Television Characterizations

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Image via Wikipedia Television shows are suddenly very interested in people with Bipolar mood disorder with an emphasis on the inability of people with bipolar disorder to function in the world or as crazed killers. How can people who have the disorder protect themselves from being labeled as criminally, mentally ill? The answer is to arm themselves with information and share it where appropriate. A television personality, Patty Duke, wrote a book about her experiences with the help of a psychiatrist–”Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness” by Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman (Mass Market Paperback – Feb. 4, 1997). You can get this book from Amazon.com.   Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of disorders that is determined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally high energy levels and one or more depressive episodes. The high energy levels are called mania unless they are not as severe and then they are called hypomania. Some people have these episodes separately and some have them both at the same time. Extreme episodes of mania can lead to psychotic symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. When this occurs or when a person becomes so depressed as to be suicidal, the person may need care in a controlled hospital setting. On the other hand many people associate their time as manic or hypomanic as times of positive achievements, creativity and goal striving. It has been suggested that many creative people suffer from some form of Bipolar disorder. Much more study is needed on the disorder and creativity. The incidence of bipolar disorder is not clear. Some research suggests the number of those suffering the disorder may be one in 45 while other researchers conclude the number is one in 70 or so. Researchers believe that this series of disorders might be caused by events in childhood or be genetic. They are divided in what they think. There is evidence of several people within a family having these disorders, including Bipolar disorder, that points toward genetics. More helpful information and how to deal with the disorder comes from “Managing Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Behavior Treatment Program Workbook (Treatments that Work) [Paperback] by Michael Otto, Moreen Reilly Harrington, Robert O. Knauz, Aulde Henin, Jane N Kogan, and Gary S. Sachs, available from Amazon.com. With the sudden interest in Bipolar disorder on television and its emphasis on the inability of people with this disorder to function in the world, people who have it must learn all they can about their problem. Places where information can be found include self-help books;  articles on the internet, such are on these two sites: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bipolar-disorder/DS00356/rss=1 and http://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/default.htm; and information from health professionals. Armed with information people with the disorder can prevent others from misinformation. Related articles Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder (fyiliving.com) Bipolar disorder – All Information (umm.edu) Tagged Under : Bipolar disorder, Cyclothymia, depression, Disorders, Health, Hypomania, Mania, Mental disorder, Mental health, Mood disorder, Patty Duke, Type I, Type II Read more at media-ann-such.com

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