Bipolar disorders are also called manic-depressive disorders. It is psychiatric diagnosis that depends to category of mood disorders. It is known that Bipolar disorder is serious disorder of the brain. The extreme mood changes, difficulties in normal functioning and lack of energy are related with abnormalities in brain chemistry. This psychological disease is characterized by depressive episodes mixed with both features of mania and depression at same time. Psychiatrists claimed that these extreme manic episodes can be also leaded to delusions and hallucinations.
Bipolar disorder usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood. In the most of cases this disorder is not recognized as psychological problem, because it appears episodically.
Types of Bipolar Disorders
Bipolar disorders are divided into three main groups including bipolar I, bipolar II and cyclothymia. It is believed that bipolar disorders can occur because of inherited traits and also can be the result of environmental influence.
Bipolar I disorder is the medical condition, when patient experience one or more manic episodes with or without depressive episodes. Otherwise, depressive episodes are not required for the diagnosis of Bipolar I.
Bipolar II disease is diagnosis characterized by hypomanic episodes that occurs frequently than actual manic episodes. The certain diagnosis includes specific traits such as chronic, rapid cycling, catatonic and melancholic Bipolar II disorder.
Cyclothymia is disorder which is characterized by presence or history of hypomanic episodes with episodes of depression. The presence of numerous hypomanic episodes that are combined with depressive episodes is required for the diagnosis of Cyclothymia disorder.
Treatment for Bipolar Disease
There are no special treat for bipolar disorders. Otherwise, proper treatment might be efficient in helping patients get better and control their mood swings. Effective treatment is necessary for people, because without it marital breakups, job loss, alcohol and drug abuse, chronic suicide and episodic mood changes destroy the social life of patients.
Because of fact, that bipolar disease is lifelong recurrent disorder, patients need long-term treatment. Nowadays, the effective treatment for bipolar disorder includes medications, psychotherapy and prevention measures.
