| Bipolar depression is a mood disorder characterized by | | | | person to be unable to make simple life decisions. That |
| the alternation of depressive and manic states. The | | | | is why it is important that people with bipolar |
| distinguishing characteristic of bipolar depression is the | | | | depression educate their friends, family, and |
| presence of at least one episode of mania. It is also | | | | co-workers on the signs of their depressive episodes. |
| presumed to be a chronic condition because most of | | | | Some of the warning signs that you should educate |
| the people having manic episodes are likely to have | | | | these people on are:* Lethargy |
| another episode of it in the future. Every person with | | | | * Fatigue |
| bipolar depression has a pattern of mood cycles, | | | | * Insomnia |
| combining manic episodes with depression, which is | | | | * Lower activity levels |
| unpredictable until the path is found. Bipolar depression | | | | * Loss of interest in activities.Educating these people |
| usually begins during the teen or early adulthood years | | | | puts you in a position to help make sure you take |
| and continues throughout one`s lifetime. It`s usually not | | | | proper action at the start of the episode.The intensity |
| considered a psychological problem because it | | | | and frequency of mood swings will vary from person |
| happens in episodes, but those who have it may | | | | to person. Individuals with bipolar depression may |
| suffer for years without proper treatment.The exact | | | | progress to a different category of bipolar depression |
| cause of bipolar depression has not yet been | | | | that gets worse over time of their illness. There are |
| determined. However, most scientists agree that there | | | | four categories of bipolar depression:*Bipolar I |
| is no single cause for being bipolar. Scientists believe | | | | *Bipolar II |
| that stressful factors trigger the first episodes of | | | | *Bipolar NOS |
| mania. One reason a person may be bipolar is that the | | | | *CyclothemiaThe treatment of Bipola I disorder |
| condition is genetic. It appears that many different | | | | requires one or more mixed or manic episodes. The |
| genes act together in conjunction with a person`s | | | | previous course of the illness may include depressive |
| surroundings which create the symptoms associated | | | | episodes and hypomania, but the treatment requires |
| with bipolar depression. Another cause of bipolar | | | | only one mixed episode. Bipolar II, the most common |
| depression could be from the differences in brain | | | | form of bipolar depression, is characterized by |
| structures. MRI tests have shown that those suffering | | | | episodes of disabling depression and hypomania. The |
| from bipolar depression may have slightly different | | | | diagnosis of Bipolar II requires at least one hypomanic |
| brain structures than the people who are not effected | | | | episode. This is used primarily to change from unipolar |
| by the condition. There is also evidence that bipolar | | | | depression. A patient may be depressed and it is very |
| depression may be triggered by environmental | | | | important to find out if the hypomania has ever caused |
| stresses such as the death of a loved one, the birth of | | | | manic episodes in which the patient was in an |
| a new baby, or the loss of a job. After a stressful | | | | uncontrolable state. Bipolar depression is not treated |
| event, a psychological cycle of depression and mania | | | | the same way for everybody. Only your doctor can |
| develops in the people with bipolar depression.Some | | | | determine the proper cure and exact classification of |
| people do not understand that depression can cause a | | | | bipolar episode. |