These are questions that will be on my mind as I progress through the next three years of this program. Accepting my diagnosis has been difficult for the past six years. Yet I am still striving to be better about being compliant with them. I am proud to say that I was able to transition back into school after a four-year gap, as well as learn how to live in a completely new area that is across the country from my home.
Although I experienced another hypomanic episode last spring semester, I am also proud to say this was the most conscious that I was of my symptoms. It was the most effort I felt I had put in to moderate myself, compared to past episodes in which I was very dysregulated and let my emotions loose on everyone. As I transition into another year, I look forward to seeing how I will change and grow in this program while managing my condition.
As I continue to work towards becoming a psychologist, I will always advocate for those seeking to help with their mental health and challenge the stigma against anyone living with mental illness. Bipolarity by Jo Leidreiter, Psychologist. See More See Less.
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Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice , 16 2 , Jeavons, M. Psychology Tools. Dr Matthew Whalley Clinical Psychologist. What is bipolar disorder? Even expert clinicians experience difficulties in recognizing and treating bipolar disorder: It is difficult for clinicians to differentiate bipolar from unipolar depression. There is a reporting bias towards depressive episodes, and depression symptoms occur more frequently than manic or hypomanic episodes. Clients are more likely to present to services during depressed periods than during hypomanic or manic episodes, and individuals with bipolar often spend more of their lives in a depressed, rather than manic or hypomanic state [6, 7].
Symptoms of bipolar are particularly difficult to recognize in adolescents and children because fluctuations in mood and energy are more common at this life stage [8]. Non-expert clinicians often report that diagnosis of bipolar are among the most complex to make. Symptoms of borderline personality disorder BPD are often misdiagnosed as bipolar.
If hallucinations are present, then bipolar presentations are much more likely to be misdiagnosed as another condition. The building blocks of bipolar disorder Diagnoses of bipolar and related disorders are made based on the presence of episodes of hypomania, mania, or depression. Many of these fluctuations happen in response to things that are happening in our lives, but our moods can fluctuate with the seasons, our health, or our hormonal cycle [11, 12] What is a manic episode?
What Is A Hypomanic Episode? What Is A Depressive Episode? What is a mixed episode? Symptoms of a manic episode Symptoms of a hypomanic episode Symptoms of a depressive episode Feelings of euphoria Increased goal-directed activity Inflated self-esteem Decreased need for sleep Increased sexual energy Serious risk-taking activity Unrestrained spending Being rude or aggressive Misusing drugs and alcohol Loss of social inhibitions Difficulty concentrating Psychotic features Feelings of euphoria Increased activity Inflated self-esteem Decreased need for sleep Increased sexual energy Risk-taking activity Spending sprees Over-friendly or talkative Misusing drugs and alcohol Difficulty concentrating Depressed mood Diminished interest in activities Loss of confidence or feelings of worthlessness Changes in appetite Lack of energy or fatigue Sleep disturbance Suicidal thoughts or behavior Psychomotor agitation Table 1 : Symptoms of manic, hypomanic, and depressive episodes.
Bipolar I A diagnosis of bipolar I requires one lifetime manic episode to have occurred. Bipolar II Bipolar II requires at least one lifetime hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode to have occurred.
Cyclothymic Disorder Cyclothymic disorder, or cyclothymia, is a chronic fluctuating mood disorder with numerous periods of mild hypomanic and mild depressive symptoms that are distinct from one another. Comorbidity Bipolar disorder is associated with significant comorbidity.
Improving recognition of bipolar disorder in your clinical practice Ruling out bipolar disorders should be a routine part of the workup for all patients who present acutely with depressive symptoms or who report a history of depression Neil S.
Kaye, MD Accurately diagnosing bipolar disorder in clinical practice can be difficult. Recognize that bipolar is often misdiagnosed as unipolar depression.
Explore even minor symptoms which point towards mania such as elevated mood, irritability, or racing thoughts [20].
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