Bipolar Disorder in Teens

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Bipolar Disorder in Teens Children

• By Michelle T

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What is Bipolar Disorder?

• Bipolar Disorder is a SERIOUS brain illness.
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• 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.
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• Abnormal brain structure and brain function
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•  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?
There are three main ways in treating Bipolar
Disorder

• 3.Therapy

2.Natural Habits

• 1.Medicine
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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 Alliance800-826-36
  32 www.dbsalliance.org
• National Institute of Mental Health866-615-6464w
  ww.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 [phone] orToll-free
  1-866-615-NIMH (6464)TTY Toll-free
  1-866-415-8051Fax [phone]E-mail
  nimhinfo_at_nih.govWeb site www.nimh.nih.govU.S.
  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational
  Institutes of HealthNIH Publication No.
  TR-08-6380

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Bibliography

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• http//www.takingmeds.com/medicine-tips/bipolar/ge
  tting-support.html
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• http//www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/bipolar
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• Michelle
• Excellent job on a very important subject. 
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