Bipolar Disorder Research Paper

Many people have different opinions about the bipolar disorder.

Some people think it’s not a sickness or it shouldn’t be a disorder. I have been

doing some research about the disorder. It is very interesting what I read.

To begin some people don’t even know that they have this disorder and they live

there every day life likes its normal for them. Statist show that there are 2.3

million adults in the United States that suffer from an illness called bipolar disorder

(Arbucci 1).

According to Susan McCabe, bipolar disease, historically referred to as

manic-depressive is an umbrella term used to describe “cyclic, recurrent,

polarizing mood disturbances that range from euphoria, elation, and mania at one

pole to irritability, dysphasia

, and at the other”(McCabe 3). According to
ECureMe.com description of bipolar disorder, some characteristics of this Mania
that are experienced with bipolar disorder include fast moving ideas, little need for
sleep and extravagant thoughts and behaviors. Depression includes feelings of
hopelessness, lack of energy and no interest in normal routine activities.

Because

of this strong depression, a successful suicide rate for individuals enduring

bipolar disorder is 10 percent to 15 percent of those who are ill. This disorder can

also cause disruption with family and alcohol and drug abuse (Genetics& Bipolar

Disorder 4).

Nevertheless, a combination of biological, genetic, and environmental

factors appears to trigger and perpetuate the chemical imbalances in the brain

shape this disorder, according to the Heath and Age (4). Bipolar disorder is

hereditary. Nearly two-thirds of people with bipolar disorder have at least one

close relative with ailment as well. Bipolar disorder doesn’t discriminate. It affects

all race, both sexes, and target adults between the ages of 25-44(eCureMe.com1).

Referred to the Health and Age Website on Bipolar Disorder there are three

Different types of bipolar categorized by the pattern. Which include bipolar stage ,

Bipolar stage II, and Cyclothymiacs Disorder. Each of these types can eventually

develop into another. Bipolar disorder I include at least one manic episode that

may or may not include reaction. There are many episodes that are acute and

more
severe. There are many negative effects of this type are sexual recklessness,
excessive and impulsive shopping and sudden traveling. Bipolar Disorder II and
Hypomania consists of one episode of hypomania complimented with an episode
of major depression. These episodes are milder and last for a shorter period of
time. Than those of bipolar disorder I are more chronic.
Many patients of bipolar disorder II have a higher risk of suicide rate.

The

Cyclothymiacs disorder is the least severe of three but more chronic.

The Cyclothymiacs patient can have one that could last more than two months

(Health and Age 1).

There have been many occasions that have been several misdiagnosed. Once

recognized, we could start the right procedures for treatment. There are several

forms of treatment include psychotherapy, mood stabilizers, and other forms of

pharmacological treatment. There is a recently study done on children suffering

from bipolar disorder concluded that “Family Focused” activities as ad from of

medication is very effective. In a article Written by Laura Lane, Dr Kiki D. Chang

said, “Young Patients did better and had higher levels of compliance when their

parents and other family members were involved in therapy sessions and had been

educated about the disease and how to manage behavior” (1).

The children with disorder but have not yet developed it themselves, must be given

the correct types of antidepressants and stimulants because some can actually

trigger manic episodes (bipolar Kids 1). Lithium, a mood stabilizer, is considered

the primary drug in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Lithium affects the

G-
protein system that coordinates the balance of neurotransmitter (McCabe 8). Each
of these different types of treatment can be used to allow those suffering from
Bipolar disorder to still live a normal, productive life.
It is extremely important to understand the study of bipolar disorder because
it is more common than most people think. Many people often joke with friends
and family about the possibility of having the disorder but it is a realistic illness
that should not be overlooked or ignored. Many adolescents find themselves happy
one day and angry the next. Because this common change of emotion is a
characteristic of bipolar disorder, the author of this article research and understand
the cause of the disorder and what actually occurs leading to drastic fluctuation of
emotions.