Different people have different use of words. Some people might call bipolar disease by bipolar illness, bipolar disorder,bipolar symptoms or a medical condition.
What is disease in General?
According to the English Dictionary, a disease is A pathological or medical condition of mind or body. On the other hand an Infectious disease is the presence of pathogenic microbial agents. These viruses are called prions which are a known abnormal protein,bacteria, fungi, protozoa and multicellular parasites. If an infection does cause a clinically impairment of normal functioning, it is considered a disease. Of all forms of disease which are non-infectious the most popular are diseases caused by genes, cancer and heart disease.
Impaired Clinically
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.
Mentally Impaired
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 Frame for each Episodes
There is no time frame for each episode of bipolar. Each person will experience this ongoing illness differently which 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 periods of double or mixed episodes in which symptoms of depression and mania are either present, or a person may transit from one episode to the next without a symptom-free period. This bipolar disease can last from a few minutes to one whole year with some experiencing "normalcy", which is a lack of problematic symptoms.
Important Tips
1.Alcohol: Take extra precaution with liquor or drugs.
2. Promiscuity: high to very high sexual libido especially when in the manic episode.
3. Medication: finding the right combination of drugs can be difficult for doctors.
4. Suicidal: When thinking of suicide " for them it is the best and the only option.
5. Forcing: When patients refuse to do anything do not force them or you may be faced with an angry person.
6. Clarity: The clearer the symptoms revealed to doctors the easier for them to diagnose.
Really Sad
A lot of people with adolescent bipolar disease have to be amazingly strong because many mental health conditions can overlap. The darkness that sometimes wells up out of people struggling with bipolar illness can be a big challenge. For families with bipolar children their hopes, dreams and love with someone like this can be really sad. And then watching the person you love melt away and replaced by a completely different stranger can be disheartening.
Final Words
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.
What is disease in General?
According to the English Dictionary, a disease is A pathological or medical condition of mind or body. On the other hand an Infectious disease is the presence of pathogenic microbial agents. These viruses are called prions which are a known abnormal protein,bacteria, fungi, protozoa and multicellular parasites. If an infection does cause a clinically impairment of normal functioning, it is considered a disease. Of all forms of disease which are non-infectious the most popular are diseases caused by genes, cancer and heart disease.
Impaired Clinically
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.
Mentally Impaired
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 Frame for each Episodes
There is no time frame for each episode of bipolar. Each person will experience this ongoing illness differently which 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 periods of double or mixed episodes in which symptoms of depression and mania are either present, or a person may transit from one episode to the next without a symptom-free period. This bipolar disease can last from a few minutes to one whole year with some experiencing "normalcy", which is a lack of problematic symptoms.
Important Tips
1.Alcohol: Take extra precaution with liquor or drugs.
2. Promiscuity: high to very high sexual libido especially when in the manic episode.
3. Medication: finding the right combination of drugs can be difficult for doctors.
4. Suicidal: When thinking of suicide " for them it is the best and the only option.
5. Forcing: When patients refuse to do anything do not force them or you may be faced with an angry person.
6. Clarity: The clearer the symptoms revealed to doctors the easier for them to diagnose.
Really Sad
A lot of people with adolescent bipolar disease have to be amazingly strong because many mental health conditions can overlap. The darkness that sometimes wells up out of people struggling with bipolar illness can be a big challenge. For families with bipolar children their hopes, dreams and love with someone like this can be really sad. And then watching the person you love melt away and replaced by a completely different stranger can be disheartening.
Final Words
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 bountiful of knowledge in the field on mental illness. As an adviser he is willing to share some FREE information and findings on adolescent bipolar and bipolar disease.
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