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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- Delirious mania or excited catatonia: Diagnostic and management issues in a postpartum womanby Jitender Aneja on January 27, 2025
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- Changes in Cerebral Hemodynamic Among Patients With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Task-Related Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studyby Keng-Hong Chhoa on January 24, 2025
There remains a scarcity of studies to evaluate the treatment effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) offers a cost-effective method to measure cerebral hemodynamics. This study used fNIRS to evaluate the effect of ECT in patients suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic phase). Thirty patients with mania and 31 with schizophrenia were recruited. Each participant received 6 sessions of ECT. This study utilized the Positive and...
- Effect of Cariprazine on Outcomes in Older-aged and Younger-aged Patients with Bipolar I Disorder: A Post-hoc Analysisby Nicolas Garel on January 24, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Cariprazine appears to be effective for both depressive and manic/mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder, regardless of age.
- Time perception in bipolar disorder: a systematic reviewby Andrea Escelsior on January 23, 2025
CONCLUSION: This review indicates that BD patients exhibit time perception similar to controls within sub-second intervals, but tend to overestimate time and underestimate it based on the clinical phase within supra-second intervals. Expanding the understanding of time perception in BD, particularly in relation to clinical phases and cognitive function, is of great importance. Such insights could deepen our understanding of the disorder, refine diagnostic processes, and guide the development of...