Bipolar Disorder and Switching WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bipolar Disorder and Switching
Bipolar disorder is a medical illness that can cause extreme shifts in mood. Mood, energy, and functioning are affected during a switching phase.1 Switching occurs when the individual goes into mania or hypomania.2 The severity and occurrence of the depressive or manic changes differ for each individual.3
Fast Facts:
- Approximately 10 million people in the United States are diagnosed with bipolar disorder which affects men and women equally.1
- Bipolar disorder switching may be prevented with the use of medication and therapy.1
- Antidepressants are used as a second-line treatment option to prevent switching.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Bipolar Disorder
- ↑ Psychology Today: Bipolar Disorder
- ↑ WebMD: Hypomania and Mania in Bipolar Disorder
- ↑ Psychiatric Times: Antidepressants for Bipolar Disorder: Efficacy of Antidepressants and Risk of Manic Switching
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Switching and Bipolar Disorder, Mood Switching and Bipolar Disorder, Mood Switches and Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Mood Switches, Bipolar Disorder and Mood Switching
- Last update: Apr. 21, 2009
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