Bipolar disorder powerpoint

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Bipolar Disorder
By: Autumn and Lillian

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Background Information
 A brain disorder
 Also called “Manic-Depressive illness”
 Causes shifts in mood, energy, activity level, and ability to carry
out daily tasks

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Symptoms
 Mood episodes
 Manic episode: Exaggerated euphoria, distractibility, insomnia,
rapid speech, and poor judgment.
 Depressive episode: Fatigue, sad mood, appetite changes, loss
of interest/pleasure in life, and thoughts of or attempts at
suicide.
 Mixed state: Symptoms of both mania and depression.

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Diagnosis
 Diagnosed by using DSM.
 Distinguish the differences between unipolar-depression/bipolar-
depression, normal euphoria/mania, ADHD, and schizophrenia.
 Maladaptive- Doing things in the moment, not thinking through
how it could affect others (spending sprees, indiscriminate sexual
acts, etc.)
 Disturbing/Atypical- Episodes can change over the course of a
couple days to a couple weeks in the extremes of those emotions.
 Unjustifiable- The person experiencing an episode has no reason
for being extremely happy or sad, they just act upon those
emotions.

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Treatments
 Mood stabilizing drugs:
 Lithium
 Anti-seizure drugs
 Anti-depressants
 Treatments vary for children, elderly, or pregnant women

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Celebrities with bipolar disorder
 Demi Lovato
 Wrote 12 songs in one night, staying up until 5:30 a.m.
 Vincent VanGogh
 Cut off his ear.
 Russell Brand
 Kurt Cobain

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Stigmas associated with bipolar
disorder
 Think that mood swings happen instantly
 Associate it with only depression state
 Don’t think of the manic state
 Think that person is crazy and a “psycho”

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Citations
 "Fighting the Stigma Associated with Bipolar Disorder." Free
Press Release Distribution Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 13
May 2014.
 Kucharz, Christel. "The Real Story Behind Van Gogh's Severed
Ear." ABC News. ABC News Network, n.d. Web. 13 May
2014.
 Simon, Harvey, MD. "Bipolar Disorder." New York Times. NY
Times, 8 Mar. 2013. Web. 12 May 2013.