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bipolar disorder, depression in bipolar disorder, manic-depressive disorder, depressed phase, depression in bipolar disorder, mood disorder characterized by mood swings from mania, exaggerated feeling of well-, energy, confidence, lose touch, reality, to depression, the current, most recent episode of illness characterized by depression, appears between the ages of 25, affects men, women equally, hereditary, psychological factors, play a role, relatives, bipolar disorders, depression, at greater risk, no other known risk factors, lack of sleep, predispose one to a recurrence of symptoms, the symptoms that characterize the depressive phase, loss of self-esteem, withdrawal, helplessness, fatigue, inability to feel pleasure, difficulty concentrating, making decisions, loss of appetite, increased appetite, insomnia, hypersomnia, suicidal thoughts, manic phase, increase in goal directed activities, flight of ideas, racing thoughts, inflated self-esteem, decreased need, sleep, talkativeness, two, manic, depressed, appear together, "mixed" phase, a history of mood swings, an observation of current behavior, mood, in the diagnosis of this disorder, important to know, family history of manic-depressive illness, a physical examination, a history of medical problems, current medications, important to rule out other potential causes, hospitalization required, an acute phase of either mania, depression to control symptoms, the safety, the patient, mood stabilizers, valproic acid, depakote, is also an anticonvulsant, lithium carbonate, the first line of treatment, antipsychotics, in the acute phase to achieve fast relief of symptoms, a manic person has lost touch, reality, become psychotic, antianxiety agents, klonopin, a mood stabilizer, used, maintenance therapy to relieve symptoms, prevent the onset of mood swings, anti-convulsants, carbamazepine, gabapentin, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, added to a mood stabilizer, caution, some antidepressants, trigger mania, in one type of manic depression, bipolar ii, people experience primarily depression which alternates, periods of slightly elevated mood, not full-fledged mania, such people wrongly diagnosed, having depression alone, unipolar depression, given antidepressants, mood stabilizers, cause problems, mania, manic-like states in severe cases, electroconvulsive therapy, ect, treat persistent depression, ect, psychiatric treatment that produces a brief central nervous system seizure by means of an electrical current, modern ect, far cry, treatment depicted, in the movies, a form of punishment, mind control, conducted under anesthesia, studies have repeatedly found that it, most effective treatment, depression which hasn't responded to medications, psychotherapy, emotional support, depressive phase, cognitive/behavioral therapy has been found to be the most effective "talk therapy", depression, stress of illness, helped by joining a support group where members share common experiences, people, a mood stabilizer has reduced recurrence of symptoms, depression, disorder, life-long, suicide ideation/attempt, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, switch to mania, people, the depressive phase they, switch into mania, feel hopeless, helpless, sleeping too, too little, eating patterns have changed, cannot experience pleasure from things that ordinarily feel good to you, life is not worth living, awareness of risk, allow early diagnosis, good sleep crucial to preventing exacerbations.