1. Jessie Gestrin
Hailey Montville

2.  Can be traced back to 2nd century.
 A man named Aretaeus from Cappadocia
(an ancient city in Turkey) first recognized
symptoms of mania and depression and
recorded them.
 These studies were brought up again in 1854
when Jules Falret was inspired to investigate
links between depression and suicide.
 Finally, in 1875, his findings were termed
“manic-depressive psychosis”, later known
as Bipolar Disorder.

5. A new study in Biological Psychology implies
that a protein in the brain called Piccolo is a
cause for Bipolar Disorder. Piccolo is located
at the endings of nerve cells, where cells
release their chemical messengers. This is why
bipolar patients have unstable moods and
emotions. When gene patterns were
compared between a bipolar patient and a
non-bipolar patient, it was apparent that their
genes and protein structures were different.

6.  There is a wide range of medication
available to bipolar patients. These vary
depending on whether the person is type I
bipolar or type II.
 Among these are medications for
depression, insomnia, mood stabilizers,
hallucinations, anxiety, high blood pressure,
and seizures.
 Many of these are also used to treat people
who suffer from depression and
schizophrenia.

7.  Many bipolar patients visit
psychotherapists. This allows them to
discuss feelings, problems, behavior, and
thoughts. Therapy allows them to release
anxiety.

8.  This is a unique treatment used on
hospitalized patients who are suicidal or
psychotic. It’s effective in 75% of
patients.
 It’s used as a “last resort” when
medication and treatment do not work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDHNEyfL

10. 0 points - Not at all
 1 point - Just a little
 2 points - Somewhat
 3 points - Moderately
 4 points - Quite a lot
 5 points - Very much

11. 1. At times I am much
more talkative or speak
much faster than usual.

12. 2. There have been times
when I was much more
active or did many more
things than usual.

13. 3. I get into moods where I
feel very sped up or irritable.

14. 4. There have been times
when I have felt both high
(elated) and low (depressed)
at the same time.

15. 5. At times I become much
more interested in taking
risks.

16. 6. My self-confidence ranges
from great self-doubt to
equally great
overconfidence.

17. 7. There have been GREAT
variations in the quantity or
quality of my work.

18. 8. For no apparent reason I
sometimes have been VERY
angry or hostile.

19. 9. I have periods of mental
dullness and other periods of
very creative thinking.

20. 10. At times I am greatly
interested in being with people
and at other times I just want to
be left alone with my thoughts.

21. 11. I have had periods of great
optimism and other periods of
equally great pessimism.

22. 12. I have had periods of
tearfulness and crying and other
times when I laugh and joke
excessively.

23. NOW ADD UP YOUR TOTAL!
Note: this quiz is scored assuming that a
depressive episode has already occurred.
0-15: Major/unipolar depression
16-24: Major Depression or a
Disorder in the Bipolar Spectrum
25 or Above: Bipolar Spectrum

24.  Equal amount of men and women of any
race
 More than 2/3 of people with bipolar
disorder have at least one close relative
with the illness
 Women with bipolar have more depressive
episodes than men
 There is a 9.2 life span reduction
expectancy in people who suffer from
bipolar disorder
 As many as 1/5 patients with this disorder
complete suicide