Understanding Bipolar Disorder

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• Author(s): Dr. Todd W. Hall
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• SKU: bipolar-disorder bk101
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Formerly known as manic depression, bipolar disorder gets its name from the unpredictable mood swings ranging from the pole of extreme highs (mania) to the pole of deep lows (depression). At least one person of every one hundred suffers from bipolar disorder. The illness typically begins in the late teens or early twenties with men most likely to first have an episode of mania, and women more likely to first experience a depressive phase. Unmanaged bipolar disorder wreaks havoc in one's personal, vocational, and family life, and the symptoms recur throughout a person's life. However, the good news is that bipolar disorder is one of the most treatable of mental disturbances and not all people suffering serious mood swings fall into the extreme disturbances of bipolar disorder.