National Depression Screening Day: NMISP manicdepression Frequently Asked Questions. What is manic- depression(bipolar disorder)? What are the symptoms of manic-depression? http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/dep/dep-manic-faq.htm
Extractions: Manic-depression, also known as bipolar disorder, is a type of mental illness that involves a disorder of affect or mood. The persons mood usually swings between overly "high" or irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again, with periods of normal mood in between. The high (manic) mood associated with manic-depression is sometimes a pleasurable, euphoric and productive state, but can involve potentially dangerous lapses of judgment, impulsive, and potentially ruinous behavior. In the most severe forms it can involve extreme agitation and loss of reason (psychosis). The depressed phase is similar to, and can be confused with, major depression, and involves feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and helplessness. Symptoms of Mania extreme irritability and distractibility excessive "high" or euphoric feelings
Go Ask Alice!: Manic-Depression? Blues and depression. manicdepression? Originally Published November 05,1993 / Updated on July 23, 1998. Printer Friendly Version. Dear Alice,. http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/0115.html
Extractions: Mac users: please note that our site is optimized for the Safari browser Blues and depression Manic-Depression? Originally Published: November 05, 1993 / Updated on: July 23, 1998 Dear Alice, Signed, Bipolar? Dear Bipolar?, Affective bipolar disorder has two extremes: on the depressive end, you don't feel pleasure in anything, have no energy, are lethargic, cry for no reason, don't feel good about yourself, feel lonely, irritable, have difficulty concentrating, feel unloved, etc.; on the manic end, a mild form is expressed in increased motor activity, little sleep, rapid thoughts, confidence, and noninhibition. Those who experience this disorder usually like the euphoria, happy feelings, and fast pace. However, the manic behavior usually evolves into a dangerous state exhaustion from extreme hyperactivity, flight of ideas, poor judgment, and distraction are common symptoms of manic periods. While bipolar difficulties are one very specific form of difficulty, it's important for you to know that there are many other variations on that theme that are related to "mood swings" as well. It seems like you are having difficulties that need attention. A psychologist or psychiatrist can distinguish between mood swings and/or a condition that could be helped by medication. When you do find a professional you think will work for you, do yourself justice and tell him/her everything. Therapy will likely be more effective for you if your therapist doesn't have to guess what's on your mind. So, be as open and honest as you possibly can.
MayoClinic.com - Bipolar Disorder The condition is also known as manicdepression or manic-depressive illness from manias on the one extreme to depression on the other. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00356
Extractions: Welcome to one of the oldest depression sites on the Web. Since 1995, Wing of Madness has been providing information and support to people trying to deal with their depression or that of someone they know. This website is about clinical depression. It addresses not the "down" mood which we all get from time to time and which leads us to say, "I'm depressed," but the often debilitating illness which affects one in five people, children as well as adults. Clinical depression has many different facets, and affects not only someone's mood, but often also their ability to function normally. Many depressed people experience impaired memory, difficulty concentrating, and confused thought processes. Some people experience what seems like unbearable noise or pain in their head which is purely mental (not the product of a headache, etc.). It can become impossible to speak or smile normally. Obviously, depression is much more complicated than a passing mood. If you are just starting out in gathering information about depression, you might want to start with
Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance DBSA Discussion Forums Drop in to learn from others and share yourexperiences about living with depression and bipolar disorder. http://www.dbsalliance.org/
Extractions: Click here to let us know. DBSA Online Support Groups are back! Click here for more information! What's a certified peer specialist? A mental health consumer who has been trained and certified to help other consumers identify and achieve specific life goals Cultivates the consumer's ability to make informed, independent choices Assists consumers in gaining information and support from the community to make their goals a reality Visit the new Peer-to-Peer Resource Center for more information on becoming a certified peer specialist. Sponsored by DBSA and funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Take a confidential screening for bipolar disorder Take a confidential screening for depression Give the Gift of DBSA
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