Bipolar disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年8月14日 · Complications. Left untreated, bipolar disorder can lead to serious problems that affect every area of your life, including: Problems related to drug and alcohol misuse. Suicide or suicide attempts. Legal or financial problems. Trouble getting along with others. Poor work or school performance. Conditions that occur at the same time
Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration. These shifts can make it difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks. There are three types of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder complications - Medical News Today
2022年6月10日 · Researchers have linked bipolar disorder to substance use disorders, anxiety, obesity, and other complications. Treating the condition may reduce a person's risk.
Bipolar Disorder - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年2月20日 · Complications. Individuals with bipolar disorder show a markedly increased risk of premature death due to the increased risk of suicide and medical comorbidities, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine causes.
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Bipolar Disorder? - WebMD
2024年9月27日 · Kidneys. Damage to your kidneys could trigger a form of diabetes called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. In other words, your kidneys don’t respond to the hormone that controls fluid balance....
Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression): Symptoms & Treatment
2022年4月12日 · The defining sign of bipolar I disorder is a manic episode that lasts at least one week, while people with bipolar II disorder or cyclothymia experience hypomanic episodes. But many people with bipolar disorder experience both hypomanic/manic and depressive episodes.
Bipolar disorder - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年7月8日 · Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects a person’s mood, energy, activity and thought and is characterized by manic (or hypomanic) and depressive episodes. An estimated 40 million people live with bipolar disorder worldwide.
Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
During the “up” periods, do you have increased energy or activity and feel a decreased need for sleep, while during the “down” times you have low energy, hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal thoughts? Do these symptoms of fluctuating mood and energy levels cause you distress or affect your daily functioning?
Types of Bipolar Disorder and Their Distinctive Features - WebMD
2024年5月17日 · Bipolar Disorder Complications. Bipolar disorder can trigger other serious health problems, including: Self-harm. Self-harm is when you hurt yourself on purpose without wanting to die.
Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - WebMD
2024年1月7日 · Stress. Either one very stressful event, like the loss of a loved one, or ongoing daily stress, like worries about money, may help trigger bipolar disorder symptoms. How your brain works. If you...
Effects of Bipolar Disorder on the Body - Healthline
2018年10月25日 · Here’s how bipolar can affect different areas of your body. Bipolar disorder directly impacts the brain. With this condition, you have alternating phases of mania and depression.
Patient education: Bipolar disorder (Beyond the Basics)
2024年2月23日 · If you have bipolar disorder, you may sometimes feel excessively elated, impulsive, irritable, or irrational (called mania) or hypomanic (a milder form of mania). Other times, you may feel excessively sad (called major depression). Bipolar disorder can make it hard to do a good job at work or school and have relationships with friends and family.
Bipolar Disorder: Signs, Symptoms, and Sub-Types - Verywell Mind
2024年7月27日 · Signs and Symptoms. Complications and Comorbidities. FAQ. Bipolar disorder isn't just about having mood swings. It's a serious mental health condition that used to be referred to as manic depression. There are two main types of bipolar disorder that differ in terms of severity, duration, and nature of their symptoms.
Bipolar disorder: Symptoms, causes, types, and treatment
2023年12月20日 · Changes in energy levels, sleep patterns, ability to focus, and other symptoms can severely affect a person’s behavior, work, relationships, and other aspects of life. Most...
Bipolar disorder - complications, treatments and diagnosis
What are the complications of bipolar disorder? If left untreated, bipolar disorder can lead to longer and more severe mood changes. For example, episodes of bipolar-related depression can last up to 12 months. Manic episodes can last up to 6 months without ongoing treatment.
All the Short- and Long-Term Effects of Bipolar Disorder - Psych Central
2022年5月16日 · Side effects of medication. Does treatment help? Recap. If you live with bipolar disorder, you may wonder whether the condition or your medications may have long-term effects on your brain. It’s...
Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
2024年5月7日 · Types. Symptoms. Causes. Diagnosis. Treatment. Living With Bipolar Disorder. Next in Bipolar Disorder Guide. Bipolar Disorder Symptoms and Traits. Bipolar disorder refers to a group of mental health conditions characterized by sudden, dramatic changes in …
Bipolar Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment - AAFP
2021年2月15日 · Bipolar disorders comprise recurrent episodes of elevated mood and depression. 1 The relapse rate is more than 70% over five years. 2 Definitions of the various types of bipolar disorders are...
Bipolar disorder - NHS
high moods (mania or hypomania) – for example, feeling very happy, excited or energetic. low moods (depression) – for example, feeling sad, tired or hopeless. These moods usually last a few days or weeks at a time. If you have bipolar disorder, you will usually have times where your mood is stable and you do not have any symptoms.
Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders | The BMJ
2023年4月12日 · Abnormal states of mood, ranging from excesses of despondency, psychic slowness, diminished motivation, and impaired cognitive functioning on the one hand, and exhilaration, heightened energy, and increased cognitive and motoric activity on the other, have been described since antiquity. 1 However, the syndrome in which both these pathological s...