Hypomanic Episode
Hypomania is an abnormally revved-up state of mind that affects your mood, thoughts, and behavior, and is a potential symptom of bipolar disorder, particularly type II.
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Wiki Number: W101
Diagnosis: Hypomanic Episode
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Age Onset: Age 18
Brain Area: lesions on the right side frontal and temporal lobes are associated with mania
Symptoms: need and get less sleep, have more energy, more talkative, flights of creative ideas; more competitive, but function fully
Progression: may have depression in fall and winter; hypomania in spring and summer – cyclical.
Causes: part of bipolar and schizophrenia; Bipolar II does not reach the same intensity of mania as Bipolar I, but become depressed
Medications: hypomania can usually be reduced by reducing the amount(s) of medication(s); antidepressants for 2-5 years
Therapies: CBT may help.
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How it feels to have hypomania.
Youtube Video: Medical Shots: Mania vs. Hypomania
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Support Group: nami.org; 800-950-6264
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
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- Serum neuroactive metabolites of the tryptophan pathway in patients with acute phase of affective disordersby Yanli Li on April 29, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with affective disorders had abnormal tryptophan metabolism, which involved in 5-HT and kynurenine pathway (KP) sub-pathway. Tryptophan metabolites might be potential biomarkers for affective disorders and some metabolites have been associated with remission of depressive symptoms.
- Magnetic Seizure Therapy vs Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Bipolar Mania: A Randomized Clinical Trialby Shan Chen on April 29, 2024
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: These findings suggest that MST is associated with a high response rate and fewer cognitive impairments in bipolar mania and that it might be an alternative therapy for the treatment of bipolar mania.
- Magnetic vs Electric Seizure Induction for the Treatment of Mania-Similar, But Not Yet the Sameby Axel Nordenskjöld on April 29, 2024
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- Features of the clinical picture of affective disorders in women during the menopausal transition and early postmenopauseby A A Akhmedova on April 27, 2024
CONCLUSION: The clinical features of affective disorders as well as severity and nature of the accompanying sleep disturbances vary depending on the stage of menopause, which must be considered when prescribing additional methods for examination and treatment of these disorders.