CLP 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Bipolar Ii Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
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Symptoms of mania: people in a state of mania typically experience dramatic and inappropriate rises in mood and activity. Five main areas of functioning may be affected: emotional symptoms, motivational symptoms, behavioral symptoms, cognitive symptoms, physical symptoms. Kinds of bipolar disorders (dsm-5: bipolar i disorder, bipolar ii disorder. Symptoms: manic episode, hypomanic episode, cyclothymic disorder. Research insights into cause come from a variety of sources: neurotransmitters, ion activity, brain structure, genetic factors. Until the latter part of the twentieth century: psychotherapists reported almost no success, antidepressant drugs were of limited help and sometimes triggered manic episodes. In 1970: use of lithium was approved; followed by introduction of mood stabilizing drugs. Treatments for bipolar disorder: lithium and other mood stabilizers. Researchers do not fully understand how mood stabilizing drugs operate. Psychotherapy alone is rarely helpful for persons with bipolar disorder. Mood stabilizing drugs alone are also not always effective.
