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This bipolar disease can dent a person badly with frequent mood swings by throwing into depressions. Millions of people across the world are already the victims of this chronic mental sickness. This sickness causes lot of problems in a patients day to day life thus affecting his social and family relations. This disorder even drags patients into committing suicides at extreme moments of depression. Causes of Bipolar Disease There arent any specific scientifically proved causes for bipolar disease. This mental disorder generally develops in a person who has been undergoing far too many problems. The family problems, partner relations and other social related issues generally lead a person to grow bipolar disorder in him. Often the problematic living and working environment can cause this manic-depressive disorder. Some studies say that extreme stress and depression can lead to bipolar disease. However some researches claim that bipolar disease is caused due the improper balance of chemicals in the brain. Symptoms of Bipolar disease The frequent swinging of the mood is the primary symptom of bipolar disease. At the highest end of it, in manic event, patient tend to feel so energetic and happy than before, highly satisfied and sometimes go over confident. During this manic episode, patients tend to do some weird things which sometimes might put them in danger. After the completion of this manic event, patient tend to develop the opposite character .i.e. extreme depression. In this period, patient normally experience extreme ends of sadness, frustration and hopelessness. This is the period of time where patient finds his day to day life difficult to cope with. It consider to be the dangerous time where sometimes patient might become suicidal. These two events, manic episode and depression episode generally follow each other on a cycle. Each episode lasts for a day, week or months depending upon the mental condition of the patient. The intensity of the manic and depression events varies from patient to patient. Available Treatments First of all, its very difficult to diagnose bipolar disease. There arent any lab tests possible to conclude whether this disorder occurred to a person or not. Its only the doctor who concludes the disease after collecting some information from patient about his personal experiences. There are no instant treatments to cure the disease at once. A scheduled course of medication will be prescribed by doctor which includes antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Apart from this, a regular counseling by doctor will minimize the symptoms of the disorder. Parents and family members of the patient can play a good role by providing better living conditions. To Your Health!
Article Source: http://www.bharatbhasha.net Article Url: http://www.bharatbhasha.net/health.php/186953 Article Added on Monday, November 16, 2009
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