| Welcome and thank you for showing your interest in | | | | potentially devastating illness.Early Treatment is |
| this free | | | | Important Contrary to the hopes of many |
| series which will explore the different treatment | | | | parents, Bipolar Disorder cannot be diagnosed at birth. |
| options available for bipolar disorder. In this series | | | | Symptoms usually appear in adolescence or early |
| you can expect to discover:Part 1 - What is bipolar | | | | adulthood. |
| disorder and how is it treated. | | | | Unless the sufferer is treated, those symptoms will |
| Part 2 - What medications are effective in treating | | | | recur |
| bipolar disorder. | | | | throughout the course of life. Some people pug up |
| Part 3 - Effects of nutrition on bipolar disorder, | | | | with |
| psychotherapy and other treatments. | | | | bipolar disorder much longer than they should, only |
| Part 4 - Co-occuring illnesses and genetics research. | | | | because |
| Part 5 - Brain imaging and what does it show. | | | | they do not realize they have the illness. If patients are |
| Part 6 - Treatment research | | | | not diagnosed early, and cared for, Bipolar Disorder |
| Part 7 - Where to find helpLet's get to it | | | | becomes more difficult to treat. The longer a person |
| :)IntroductionBipolar Disorder is a mental illness that | | | | continues without medical attention, the higher the risk |
| causes people to | | | | of |
| experience extremes in moods from high to low, | | | | alcohol and substance abuse, suicide, and serious |
| sometimes | | | | issues at |
| within a single day or week. As of 2005 there is no | | | | home, work and school. Proper treatment is very |
| known | | | | important |
| cure for the condition previously known as | | | | so that the bipolar disorder patient can begin to |
| manic-depressive | | | | stabilize |
| illness. But scientists, researchers and physicians are | | | | his or her moods. Exaggerated mood swings are at |
| optimistic as they work to improve the prospect of a | | | | the heart |
| reasonably normal life for sufferers and those they | | | | of this illness, and in many ways define it.So How is |
| love. | | | | Bipolar Disorder Treated?Bipolar Disorder is treated |
| The general public must become more aware of this | | | | through a combination of |
| illness | | | | medication and psychological treatment and |
| in order to take action early, thereby avoiding | | | | oftentimes, |
| damaging | | | | nutrition. As with many conditions or illnesses, a |
| consequences. Patients themselves ought to pay | | | | collective approach tends to be most effective.A |
| heed to | | | | medical doctor (most often a psychiatrist) with |
| whatever therapy is recommended by their physician, | | | | expertise |
| whom | | | | in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
| they should know well and trust. Only in this way will | | | | generally prescribes medication. Treatment should be |
| people be in the position to successfully manage this | | | | ongoing, and not on-and-off. |