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Understanding Bipolar Disorder: Early Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore

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Learn to recognize the early warning signs of bipolar disorder, including manic and depressive episodes. Discover key symptoms, how to approach a diagnosis, and available treatment options. Understanding Bipolar Disorder: Early Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore provides a comprehensive guide to identifying the key symptoms of bipolar disorder, including manic and depressive episodes. This article […]

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Bipolar Disorder: A Complete Guide to Living With Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, previously called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood changes including highs (mania or hypomania) and low mood (depressive disorder) also known as bipolar depression. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that can also be considered a medical condition. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is

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Everything You Need To Know About Bipolar Mania

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What is Bipolar Mania When it comes to bipolar disorder most people experience episodes of both mania and depression, but you do not need depression to have a diagnosis of mania. Episodes of hypomania and depression are shorter and less intense than mania and depression caused by bipolar I or bipolar II. Bipolar mania is

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Bipolar Depression Treatment Options

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Bipolar and Bipolar Depression Although bipolar depressive disorder is prevalent throughout the clinical course of bipolar disorder, the present therapeutic options for bipolar disorder are limited; specifically, as mainstream antidepressants are of mixed effectiveness for bipolar disorder and can cause transitions into mania and/or rapid cycles in the long-term. Conclusions Although appropriate treatments are available

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Attachment Styles & Parenting with Bipolar

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Accepting and treating my bipolar disorder allowed me to focus on becoming a better mother. Understanding different attachment styles allows me to make more effective parenting and self-care decisions. Photo: Christopher Hopefitch / Getty Images Attachment Theory & Parenting Styles Attachment with our primary caregiver begins in early childhood. “Attachment theory” was coined and developed

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How to Help Others Help You Manage Your Bipolar

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Coping with bipolar disorder and navigating effective treatment requires a group of supporters—both professional and personal. Here’s how you can work together for the best outcomes. Choochart Choochaikupt/Getty Images The Importance of Personal & Professional Support It takes a community to cope with bipolar disorder. Everyone needs a circle of support, a reliable team of

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The Hows & Whens of Fine-Tuning Your Meds

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Photo: SDI Productions / Getty Images Hope & Harmony Headlines October 20, 2022  •  Volume 15, Issue 42 Medication adherence is essential for maintaining stability with bipolar. But sometimes a prescription stops working as well as it once did and needs to be “tweaked.” Hormonal issues, poor sleep, metabolism changes, and other factors may be

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