Bipolar Disorder in Teens & Children
By Michelle T
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What is Bipolar Disorder?
• Bipolar Disorder is a SERIOUS brain illness. • It can affect people because some of the syptoms are
pretty severe
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How is Bipolar Disorder developed?
• Genes- If you have a family history of Bipolar Disorder you have a higher risk of getting it too.
• Abnormal brain structure and brain function
• Anxiety Disorder- Children with Anxiety Disorders are
more likely to develop Bipolar Disorders
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What are the Symptoms?The Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder are
catagorized in 3 main catagories. Manic
Hypomania&
Depressive
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Manic Symptoms• severe changes in mood-either
unusually happy or silly, or very irritable, angry, agitated or aggressive
• unrealistic highs in self-esteem - for example, a teenager who feels all powerful or like a superhero with special powers
• great increase in energy and the ability to go with little or no sleep for days without feeling tired
• increase in talking - the adolescent talks too much, too fast, changes topics too quickly, and cannot be interrupted
• distractibility - the teen's attention moves constantly from one thing to the next
• repeated high risk-taking behavior; such as, abusing alcohol and drugs, reckless driving, or sexual promiscuity
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Hypomania Symtomps
• Happy• Energetic• Productive• Talkative
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Depressive Symptoms
• irritability, depressed mood, persistent sadness, frequent crying
• thoughts of death or suicide • loss of enjoyment in favorite activities • frequent complaints of physical
illnesses such as headaches or stomach aches
• low energy level, fatigue, poor concentration, complaints of boredom
• major change in eating or sleeping patterns, such as oversleeping or overeating
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How is it treated?
1.Medicine
3.Therapy2.Natural Habits
There are three main ways in treating Bipolar Disorder
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Places you can go to for more Info. & Help(Emails & Numbers)
• The National Alliance on Mental Illness800-950-6264www.nami.org
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance800-826-3632 www.dbsalliance.org
• National Institute of Mental Health866-615-6464www.nimh.nih.gov
• Mental Health America800-969-6642
• www.mentalhealthamerica.net• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
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Or you can Contact National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental HealthScience Writing, Press & Dissemination Branch6001 Executive BoulevardRoom 8184, MSC 9663Bethesda, MD 20892-9663Phone: 301-443-4513 orToll-free: 1-866-615-NIMH (6464)TTY Toll-free: 1-866-415-8051Fax: 301-443-4279E-mail: [email protected] site: www.nimh.nih.gov
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of HealthNIH Publication No. TR-08-6380
Bibliographyhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder-in-children-and-teens-easy-to-read/index.shtml#Where-do-I-go-for-help? http://www.takingmeds.com/medicine-tips/bipolar/getting-support.html http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/bipolar http://www.bpkids.org/?gclid=CLK-kMHq46ECFRNFgwod1Gy9Kg
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