What is Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)?

Mania is a condition in which you display an over-the-top level of activity or energy, mood or behavior. This elevation must be a change from your usual self and be noticeable by others. Symptoms include irritability lack of sleep, racing thoughts and ideas, rapid talking and having false beliefs or perceptions

How to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)?

Bipolar IDisorder: For a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder, it is necessary to meet the following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes. Manic Episode:

A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy, lasting at least 1 week and present most of the day, nearly every day (or any duration if hospitalization is necessary).

During the period of mood disturbance and increased energy or activity, 3 (or more) of the following symptoms (4 if the mood is only irritable) are present to a significant degree and represent a noticeable change from usual behavior:

Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity

Decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep)

More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking

Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing

Distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli), as reported or observed

Increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation (i.e. purposeless, non-goal-directed activity)

Excessive involvement in activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)

The mood disturbance is sufficiently severe to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning, or to necessitate hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others, or there are psychotic features.

The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication, or other treatment) or to another medical condition.

Treatment for Bipolar Disorder (Manice Depression)?

E-prescription will be sent immediately to treat the manic episode. Family members will be psychoeducated about the illness. Long term management will be offered to prevent relapse and all the conversations made with patient will be highly confidential, so you can share anything that’s bothering you.