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The Frustrations Of Living With Bipolar Mania In Children

A lot of parents know too well the heartache, frustrations and the feeling of giving up when faced with bipolar mania in children who are out of control and deal with it on a daily basis. It is even more difficult when parents expectations of their child crumbles because they are ill and others quickly judge that parents are to blame for the prolonged suffering. While many parents are willing to give up anything to make their child better or feel better, sometimes our very action or actions aggravate the situation further. Continue reading

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A Bipolar 2 Patient With Its Symptoms

Most of us are familiar with bipolar in general but not many know or have any idea about bipolar 2 or type 2 and its symptoms. According to the definition of (DSM-IV), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, type 2 disorders comprise of one or more highly persistent depressions accompanied by at least one hypomania or elevated mood. One of the key differences between disorder 1 and 2 is that the latter reaches only the level of hypomania but not the mania episodes. If you experience severe manic episodes you are probably in category one. Continue reading

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