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.
Cluster Number:
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.
Youtube Video:
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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- Cognitive Remediation in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: A Randomized Trial by Sequential tDCS and Navigated rTMS Targeting the Primary Visual Cortexby Hetong Zhou on December 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide preliminary evidence that the combination of navigated rTMS with tDCS targeting V1 region may serve as a potential treatment strategy for improving cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in BD patients.
- A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Adjunctive Topiramate in Adolescents With Co-Occurring Bipolar and Cannabis Use Disordersby Jenni E Farrow on December 19, 2024
CONCLUSION: Treatment with TPM adjunctive to quetiapine and a Motivational Interview and Compliance Enhancement Therapy is associated with a greater decrease in cannabis use and less weight gain. TPM is a well-tolerated and efficacious treatment for cannabis use disorder in adolescents with bipolar I disorder.
- Structural Study of Anxiety and Mood-related Symptomatology in Psychiatric Outpatientsby Johann M Vega-Dienstmaier on December 19, 2024
CONCLUSION: Overlapping and/or highly correlated psychiatric syndromes were prominent findings, underlining the pertinence of a dimensional approach as a substantial strategy toward a more inclusive understanding of mental disorders.
- The gut microbiota in bipolar disorderby M I Rusakova on December 18, 2024
The gut microbiota is a community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract of living beings and form bidirectional symbiotic relationships with them. It is known that gut bacteria play an important role in maintaining the functioning of the host organism, and disruption in the normal composition of the gut microbiota can contribute to the development of many diseases. The study of microbiota has been gaining popularity in recent years, and its influence on the course of various...