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Bipolar Disorder Symptoms for Preschoolers

By Andrea Coventry

Bipolar disorder affects about 1 to 2 percent of the adult population. It is estimated that 1 percent of children may be affected, many of whom have been misdiagnosed. Parents who recognize these signs of bipolar disorder in their children need to promptly seek help from a pediatrician and psychiatrist or psychologist who is familiar with bipolar disorder in children. Bipolar disorder is...

Manic-Depression and Relationships

By Woody Schuldt

Manic-depression, generally referred to as bipolar disorder, is a condition in which an individual experiences extreme emotional highs and lows. The highs, or manic episodes, can result in risky behaviors with little thought given to the consequences. Depressive episodes, or the emotional lows, are plagued with self-doubt, a lack of motivation, prolonged despair and suicidal tendencies or...

Treatment of Bipolar Disorder II

By Nacie Carson

Bipolar Disorder II, known simply as bipolar II, is a subcategory of the larger mental condition bipolar disorder. Bipolar II is characterized by the patient experiencing oscillating episodes of non-psychotic mania and major depression. Treatment for this life-disrupting condition typically needs to cover both the manic and depressive episodes, and therefore a combination of therapies may be...