CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROMOTION

Culturally Appropriate Health Promotion

Culturally Appropriate Health Promotion

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar affective disorder (BAD), also known as bipolar disorder and as past manic depression (PMD) is a psychiatric judgment that illustrates a disorder of mood characterized by the existence of one or more than one events of unusually raised energy levels, cognition and mood. Clinically reflected in statements of mania or, in milder cases, hypomania with concomitant or alternating episodes of depression, so that the affected usually oscillates between joy and sadness in a much more marked than people who do not have this pathology (Geddes, Calabrese, and Goodwin, 2008).

Usually it has expression for electrochemical imbalance in neurotransmitters brain. Additionally, due to the characteristics of bipolar disorder, individuals are more at risk of death from accidents and natural causes such as cardiovascular disease. Despite being considered a chronic disorder with a high morbidity and mortality, comprehensive care that addresses all aspects involved: biological, psychological and social, can achieve complete remission of seizures; hence, the great importance of the correct diagnosis is concerned.

Relevance of the Topic with Australian Aboriginal People

The topic, culturally appropriate healthcare promotion, relates to the aboriginal population of Australia due to its significance for betterment of healthcare of the aboriginal people. Almost 2.4 per cent of the population of Australia is aboriginal. Among all aboriginal Australian almost 40 per cent are adults and many of them are facing bipolar illness or disorder who are the target of this healthcare promotion. It has been identified life expectancy of aboriginal people is much lower than for other Australians. Thus the there is a need for healthcare promotion program for Australian aboriginals in preventing and controlling bipolar disorder (Segurado, et al., 2003).

Bipolar Disorder Is a Common Disease among Australian Aboriginals

Many adults among Australian aboriginals are suffering from bipolar disorder. They feel isolated with this disease, but they are not unaccompanied. According to researchers, almost one or two per cent of adults suffer from bipolar disorder worldwide. Furthermore, this disorder attacks both women and men. Among Australian aboriginals, the rate bipolar disorder is quite high among adults as compare to the world. According to Edvardsen et. al. (2008) almost every 4 to 5 per cent adults are suffering from bipolar disorder and it has become a very severe issue among them. Due to the severity and negative consequences of the bipolar, it has become necessary to create awareness regarding bipolar among aboriginal adults in order to prevent this disease. It affects women and men equally. It generally begins in the ages of 15 to 25. The major reason has not identified yet, however it takes place in relatives from the relatives with bipolar disorder most commonly more often.

Health Promotion On Bipolar Among the Australian Aboriginal

Despite differing views on what constitutes a serious mental disorder and constant, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and main depressive disorder are normally classified dancette category. Thus, the bipolar disorder is supposed to be taken in the category of mental illnesses that have an effect on Australian aboriginal people. Unluckily, very rare studies on bipolar disorder amongst people aboriginal limit the capacity to talk about the ...