1. PROBLEM STATEMENT:
How to help the patients with BIPOLAR DISORDER to recover?
Step:1 - IDEA GENERATION: (Suggested)
PARNETS •LEVEL 1
FRIENDS •LEVEL 2
SOCIETY • LEVEL 3

2. 1) First and foremost, there must be the awareness among the parents about this problem. They must
not ignore, the unusual behavior of their children, thinking that it’s only a negative attitude.
2) Bipolar is all about mood swings. And the patient needs someone, with whom they can share their
feelings. So, the parents first need to make themselves, their (patient) best friends.
3) Parents should not feel embarrass in joining any awareness program.
4) Parents should make a chart and to keep a note of their activities on a regular basis.
5) They must start surfing internet more and more, to see what all can be aspects of the problem.
6) They must consult people, having their experiences that can be really helpful.
7) They must encourage their children to see the positive side of everything.
8) They must encourage their children to move and interact freely in the society.
9) They must create a healthy diet-chart, so that they can give proper nutrition to the children.
10) They must take the help of the psychiatrist to give proper counseling to their children.
11) They must try to understand the mood-swing of the child, and ask him freely about the thoughts,
going in his mind.
12) Parents must provide them a peaceful home.
13) Parents must try to counsel their activities.
14) Parents should try to understand their present condition, and must tell them, what to do next?
15) If something goes wrong, instead of their efforts, they must keep calm and see how the other
things can be prevented.
16) They must check to make sure your child is not experiencing side effects from the medication/s.
If your child is experiencing problems with the medications take them back to their health care
provider that is prescribing the medication.
17) Use your child’s school and teachers as a resource. Treatment is much more successful if
everyone that is involved in your child’s life is aware of the problem and working to help
him/her.

3. 1) Take them for mental health treatment with a qualified mental health professional that knows how
to work with children with Bipolar Disorder. A therapist/counselor can help the family work
through problems with behavior, communication, and is a good source of information.
2) Keep a log or journal of their mood shifts, this is particularly helpful if your child is in therapy in
order to identify what triggers the mood swings and exacerbates symptoms.
3) Be patient with your child and encourage him/her to talk about how they are feeling. Also,
encourage them to seek help and discuss treatment in a positive way.
4) They should adopt the help of online doctor’s support.
5) They must try to analyze whether the cause of Bipolar Disorder, is hierarchical or not.
6) Making a list of “signs” that tell the parent the child is doing well.
7) If the child is worried and has no one to talk to, he or she can call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-
668-6868 to talk to an adult who can help.
8) If there is an emergency and the child needs someone there fast because he or she is worried that
someone might get hurt or is hurt, the child can call 911.
9) Friends should first of all, must be aware about this problem, so that they might not have any
misconception with them.
10) Friends should try to give them some empathy all the time.
11) Friends must get indulge with them, in their hobbies.
12) Friends must encourage them to put their efforts and time in the things, they like.
13) Friends should always try to make them feel important, but not special.
14) Friends must try to see their inner potential and should bring it into the notice of their parents.
15) Friends should always make themselves in loop with the patient’s parents.
16) Friends to always try to be a guide light for them.

4. 1) Friends should always try to help them in their work.
2) They must not ignore them under any circumstances.
3) Friends should not let anyone invoke or hurt them.
4) Friends must try to ask them, about their thoughts about their life.
5) Friends must try to counsel them, in their depression phase, where they may have a suicidal
tendency in them.
6) They must try to stop them in committing anything wrong.
7) Let him know that you are there for him in good times and in bad. But also let him know that he
needs to take care of himself. That means taking her meds, going to therapy, etc.
8) Let him know that you care about him, will support him, and are willing to talk to him about it
whenever he wants.
9) And ultimately, they must try to keep them calm and positive.
10) Stop criticizing the child in the neighborhood, market, school etc. about his past mistakes.
11) Spreading awareness in each home, where someone is diagnosed with Bipolar.
12) Must not feel afraid or show him any type of discomfort, feeling that he is not mentally fit.
13) Government should encourage the society and give more and more awareness.
14) Youth and Doctors can launch a blog, where everybody is free to express his/her views relate to
BIPOLAR.
15) Even, social sites, like FACEBOOK can be used to promote and support the people, with Bipolar.

5. Step:2 - IDEA SELECTION:
IDEA NO: 1 ---- Parents must be their first mentors/friends
Explanation: Parents can make themselves indulge with them. This will help them, to examine
their mood swings, and can help them, with the critical thoughts.
IDEA NO: 2 ----- Friends, the next parents
Explanation: Friends, too can play a very vital role in extracting their thought process and make
them comfortable to face the outside world.
IDEA NO: 3 ------ Society’s influence (Launching the online SUPPORT BLOGS AND SITES for
Explanation: With the help of such blogs, millions of people all over the world, can come on a
common platform, to share each other ideas and experiences.

6. Step:2 - IDEA SELECTION:
IDEA NO: 1 ---- Parents must be their first mentors/friends
Explanation: Parents can make themselves indulge with them. This will help them, to examine
their mood swings, and can help them, with the critical thoughts.
IDEA NO: 2 ----- Friends, the next parents
Explanation: Friends, too can play a very vital role in extracting their thought process and make
them comfortable to face the outside world.
IDEA NO: 3 ------ Society’s influence (Launching the online SUPPORT BLOGS AND SITES for
Explanation: With the help of such blogs, millions of people all over the world, can come on a
common platform, to share each other ideas and experiences.