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... With the
doctors closely monitoring Nicole they finally reached a diagnosis: Nicole was suffering
from a mood disorder called Bipolar Disorder. (Awake Journal, January 8,2004)
Description of Mood Disorder
Mood disorders are a set of disorders marked by emotional disturbances of varied kinds
that may spill over to disrupt physical, perceptual, social and thought process. ...
Time limited episodes of emotional disturbances come and go unpredictable in mood
disorders. There are two types of mood disorders: Unipolar (sometimes called major
depression) and bipolar disorders. ...
Major Depressive Disorder (Unipolar)
When a depression significantly impairs everyday adaptive behaviour for more than a
few weeks, there is a reason for concern. In major depressive disorder people show two
or more persistent depressive episodes marked by feelings of sadness and despair and
loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure. ...
Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
In major depression one display the following symptoms: -
Ø Depressed people often give up activities that used to be enjoyable, e. ...
Ø Increased or decreased appetite and weight
Ø Decreased or increased sleep patterns
Ø They become lethargic
Ø Slurred movement in speech
Ø Anxiety
Ø Irritability
Ø Feeling of worthlessness which decreases self esteem
Ø Feeling of guilt
Ø Mood swings
Ø Changes in concentration
Ø Thoughts about death or suicide. ... When people display relatively mild symptoms of
depression, they’re given a diagnosis of dysthymic disorder, which consists of chronic
depression that is sufficient in severity to justify diagnosis of a major depressive episode. ...
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder once known as manic-depressive disorder, is known by the
experience of one or more manic episodes marked by inflated self-esteem, full of
ostentatious dignity and self-importance, elevated mood and energy, as well as periods of
depression. ... The age onset of
bipolar mood disorder occurs in adolescence or early adulthood.
(Goodwin, FK & Jamison, Kr 1990)
Symptoms of a Manic Episode:
Ø Mood elevation to the point of euphoria
Ø Escalation of self esteem as a person bubbles over with optimism, energy and
elaborate plans
Ø Hyperactivity and can go days without sleep
Ø Speaks rapidly and wildly shifts topic because they thoughts are racing quickly
Ø Judgement is impaired
Ø In manic period they gamble impulsively, spends money frantically and can
become very sexually reckless.
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