Bipolar

bipolar disorder

extreme mood swings from episodes of mania to episodes of depression

• euphoric

• grandiose

• energetic

• flight of ideas

• pressured speech

• sleepless

• poor judgement

mania major symptoms include?

early 20s

what is the mean age for a first manic episode

bipolar mixed

cycles alternate between periods of mani,a normal mood, depression, normal mood, mania, and so forth

bipolar type 1

manic episodes with at least one depressive episode

bipolar type 2

recurrent depressive episodes with at least one hypomanic episode

cyclothymia

• a relatively mild mood disorder

• mood swing between short periods of mild depression and hypomania, an elevated mood

• people with cyclothymic disorder have milder symtoms than occur in full-blown bipolar disorder

at least one week and be present most of the day, nearly everyday

in dsm v criteria, to be considered mania, the levated expansive or irritable mood must last for how many weeks

at least four consecutive days and be present most of the day, almost everyday

to be considered hypomania, the moos must last for how long?

• inflated self-esteem or gradniosity

• decreased need for sleep

• increased talkativeness

• racing thoughts

• distracted easily

• increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation

• engaging in activities that hold the potential for painful consequences (e.g unrestranied buying sprees)

in the criteria of mania, during this period, three or more of the following symotoms must be present and represent a significant change from usual behavior:

lithium carbonate

what drugs eliminate manic episodes

(o.5 meq/L to 1.5 mEq/L

what is the normal serum lithium level

• severe diarrhea

• vomiting

• drowsiness

• sedationn

• dry mouth

• blurred vision

signs and symptoms of lithium toxicity

lamotrigine

what mood stabilizer should you watch out for side effects when administering

• rashes

• steven johnson syndrome

what should you watch out for when administering lamotrigine

• lamotrigine

• valproic acid

• carbamazepine

• aripiprazole

• clonazepam

• quetiapine

what are the mood stabilizers

psychotherapy

this type of therapy is only useful in mildly depressive or normal portion of the bipolar cycle but not for manic stages