Bi-Polar by James Gardner https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f Made with ♥ en-us 2017-11-17 13:28:11 UTC 2017-11-30 13:25:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Definition of Bi-Polar Disorder jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208091180 Bi-Polar disorder, also known as Manic Depression, is a mental health syndrome that creates dramatic highs and lows in moods throughout the day. It may cause changes in sleep patterns, energy, thoughts, and behaviors.
https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/mental-health-bipolar-disorder#1 ]]> 2017-11-17 13:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208091180 Amount of people diagnosed with Bi-Polar compared to other mental illnesses jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208095135 2017-11-17 13:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208095135 Mania Symptoms jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208098884
  • Happy for long periods of time.
  • Decreased need for sleep.
  • Fast talking and easily distracted.
  • Impulsive or overconfidence.
  • Risky behaviors
    • ]]>     2017-11-17 13:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208098884     Depression symptoms jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208098951
  • Sad for long periods of time.
  • Losing interest in activities, friends or family.
  • Change in appetite or loss of energy.
  • Problems with memory, concentration or decisions.
  • Thinking about suicide
    • ]]>     2017-11-17 13:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208098951     Symptoms of Bi-Polar include periods of mania and depression jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208100889 https://www.healthline.com/health/could-it-be-bipolar-signs-to-look-for#7-signs-of-mania3]]> 2017-11-17 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/208100889 Bi-Polar is a disorder which can last a lifetime, meaning the medications you are prescribed you will have to take for your entire life! jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209081703 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355961]]> 2017-11-21 13:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209081703 About 5.7 million people suffer from bi-polar disorder in the US alone, and 1.5 percent of people worldwide jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209083032 http://www.bipolar-lives.com/bipolar-disorder-statistics.html]]> 2017-11-21 13:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209083032 It costs and average of $19,000 to care for a bi-polar patient in the first year of treatment alone. jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209083664 http://mentalhealthtreatment.net/bipolar-disorder/costs/]]> 2017-11-21 13:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209083664 Who does it affect? jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209084782 Bi-polar disorder mainly affects teens to young adults, predominantly women, but the reason is unanswered.
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955]]>     2017-11-21 13:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209084782     Treatments for Bi-Polar Disorder jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209085954 The treatments for this disorder can range from a multitude of medications to a variety of therapies. Some of the medications that are prescribed are mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-depressant-anti-psychotics, and for anti-anxiety.
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955]]>     2017-11-21 13:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209085954     What works the best to treat this disease? jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209087183 While the best treatment is undecided due to the medications taking up to a month to get the full value from, we know that the medications that are most predominately given is the medications for mood stabilizers.
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955]]>     2017-11-21 13:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209087183     What causes Bi-Polar Disorder? jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209088811 Even though Bi-polar can be traced back to ancient Greece, to this day we do not know the exact cause of Bi-Polar. We do, although, know that it comes from a combination of things, genetics, chemistry, and brain structure.
    https://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/history-bipolar]]>     2017-11-21 13:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/209088811     China and India each have between 12 and 15 million people affected jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210868625 http://www.bipolar-lives.com/bipolar-disorder-statistics.html]]> 2017-11-28 13:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210868625 Misdiagnosis jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210871533 Bi-Polar is often misdiagnosed as depression in women and as schizophrenia in men.
    Bi-Polar can also be diagnosed when someone actually has a personality disorder.
    http://www.bipolar-lives.com/bipolar-disorder-facts.html]]>     2017-11-28 13:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210871533     There are multiple types of Bi-Polar disorder. jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210874593 Type 1 is when there is at least one manic episode.
    Type 2 is when there is one hypomanic episode.
    Another type is often called cyclothymia, this is cahracterized by both depressive and mania as recurrent episodes.
    Some doctors also consider there to be another type where the antidepressant medication changes the mood of the patient. 
    If a patient is not diagnosed with any of these types the doctors call it NOS, or not otherwise specified]]>     2017-11-28 13:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210874593     Periods of mania can actually send the patient into temporary psychosis. jgardn50 https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210879467 2017-11-28 13:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jgardn50/b6nr3zd47k8f/wish/210879467