Many times ADD/ADHD and bipolar are hard to distinguish from each other. ADD behavior is consistent and is driven more by interest than by importance....
Bipolar Disorder
Drug Abuse Rates High in Bipolar
Alcohol Abuse/Dependence Lifetime: • 13% in general population • 21% in depressed population • 46% in bipolar population Drug Abuse Lifetime: • 6% in general...
Multiple Medications Often Needed to Control Symptoms
One study found patients to be on the following to control symptoms: One medication - 19% 2 medications - 28% 3 medications - 28% 4...
Highly Recurrent Major Depression
Highly recurrent major depression, especially if onset is early in life, tends to do better on mood stabilizers than antidepressants. These people tend to have...
Subtypes of Bipolar Disorder
DYSPHORIC MANIA AND MIXED STATES - It is possible to have the symptoms of major depression and mania at the same time. This is called...
Healthy Lifestyle and Behavioral Management
Bipolar is a lifelong disorder. At this time, there is no known medication that can cure or eliminate it. Medication only manages and controls the...
Bipolar Disorder: Did You Know?
70% of persons with two bipolar parents will be bipolar Untreated bipolar disorder will worsen over time becoming more frequent and severe Bipolar often begins...
Depression or Bipolar Disorder?
Fred Goodwin, M.D., an expert on bipolar disorder, cautions that antidepressants can trigger symptoms of bipolar disorder in a person that has never had symptoms...
Bipolar Disorder Overview
The spectrum of bipolar disorders is characterized by mood instability and impulsivity. About 1% (2 million) of the population is bipolar I. Bipolar has multiple...
Medical Management of Bipolar Disorder
Mood stabilizing medications treat depression and mania: Anticonvulsants Depakote* Lamictal** Tegretol Trileptal Gabitril Topamax Keppra Atypical Antipsychotics Zyprexa* ** Risperdal* **** Seroquel* Geodon* Clozaril Abilify*...