BI-POLAR DISORDER

Bi-Polar Disorder

Bi-Polar Disorder

Introduction

Every year, more than 2.3 million American adults over 18 suffer from this disease; 20 to 30 percent of adult patient suffering from bipolar disability report has their first manic episode before age 20 (Young, 2010). When symptoms appear before age 12, they are often mistaken for deficit disability attention deficit hyperactivity disability (ADHD), a syndrome usually characterized by serious and persistent difficulties that cause lack of attention or concentration, impulsivity and hyperactivity.

Bipolar disability affects both men and women (although women are more prone to depression to mania) often begins in adolescence or young (Young, 2010). It has improved the detection of bipolar disability in children small, but it remains difficult to diagnose. Bipolar disability usually affects members of one family and it is believed that in some cases, it is a hereditary disease. A family history of drug abuse also increases the risk of developing this syndrome (Steinkuller, Rheineck, 2009). Researchers continue to try to identify one or more genes that may be responsible for this disability.

Between episodes and other periods there is usually normal, although there are differences in each person: for example, sometimes there are periods of normality, but depressive and manic states that vary in severity and intensity, sometimes dominated by a constant state of depression with symptoms vary in intensity, punctuated by manic or hypo-manic episodes. On average tend to have about 10 episodes of mania or depression throughout his life, even without treatment the frequency increases with age (Steinkuller, Rheineck, 2009). Episodes may last for days, weeks, months or even years. On average, manic episode, without treatment, lasting a few months and the depression about six months.

Discussion and Analysis

Tools for Treatment

Patients should be treated with the right tools for each event, but always with the idea of ??increasing the patient the greatest possible degree of autonomy, i.e. to help but not foster dependency.

Psychotherapy

In several texts on the tripod is recommended bipolar medication, psychotherapy and self-help and in almost all of them, psychotherapy is considered an instrument to support secondary to psychopharmacological action (Johnson, Leahy, 2004). But the nerve of the matter is to understand that the best treatment is that it's good for the patient and effect, which helps to awaken his powers and talents and the comfort you in your ability to be happy. And this is not achieved with a "therapeutic choice" but a "therapeutic relationship" (Johnson, Leahy, 2004).

Break

Good sleep, in sufficient quantity and quality is a key recommendation that the people must meet. Insomnia, poor sleep, and stress are irritating factors that can help trigger manic or depressive crisis. Along with the natural regeneration of physical force, a good sleep also seeks recovery significant increases emotional well-being and brings joy and good humor.

Food

Smart eating is a factor to ensure and maintain good health, but other ingredients such as air, sun, physical activity, rest, creativity, and pleasurable emotions (among others) there is no possible balance (Geller, DelBello, 2003). Nutrition does not just mean the assimilation of food necessary to maintain ...