Psychosocial Perspectives: Bipolar Disorder: Manic Episode  

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Thobaben, Marshelle ; Wehr, Stephanie

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Home Health Care Management & Practice vol. 16 no. 4 (Jun. 2004), page 300-301.
Topik: bipolar; manic; disorder; home care; case study
Fulltext: 300HHC164.pdf (47.91KB)

Isi artikel

More than 2.3 million U.S. adults, or about 1% of the population, in a given year has bipolar disorder (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2000, 2003). This disorder has also been known as manic-depressive illness. Its etiology has not been determined, but it is thought to be related to several factors including heredity, brain chemicals, personality factors, and stress. It is a debilitating, chronic illness and is responsible for the extreme shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and functioning. Currently, there is no physiological test, for example, a blood test or a brain scan, that identifies the disorder. It typically emerges in late adolescence or early adulthood. Often clients who have bipolar disorder do not feel as if they are manic or depressed, they do not recognize they are ill, and they resist efforts to be treated. Episodes of depression and mania flare up across their lifetime, often disrupting work, school, family, and social life (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000; NIMH, 2000, 2003; World Health Organization [WHO], 2000).

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