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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- Investigating light sensitivity in bipolar disorder (HELIOS-BD)by Amber Roguski on May 8, 2024
Many people with bipolar disorder have disrupted circadian rhythms. This means that the timing of sleep and wake activities becomes out-of-sync with the standard 24-hour cycle. Circadian rhythms are strongly influenced by light levels and previous research suggests that people with bipolar disorder might have a heightened sensitivity to light, causing more circadian rhythm disruption, increasing the potential for triggering a mood switch into mania or depression. Lithium has been in clinical use...
- A review on the pharmacology of cariprazine and its role in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophreniaby Panneer Selvan on May 7, 2024
Management of negative symptoms is one of the most challenging and important unmet needs of schizophrenia treatment. Negative symptoms together with positive symptoms result in significant psychosocial impairment and poor quality of life. Existing studies on atypical antipsychotics reported limited treatment adherence due to higher prevalence of treatment-emergent adverse events, such as diabetes, weight gain, hyperlipidemia, hyperprolactinemia and hypertension. A compound with greater affinity...
- Sex-differential cognitive performance on MCCB of youth with BD-II depressionby Dong Huang on May 7, 2024
CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated generalized cognitive deficits in unmedicated youths with BD-II depression. Male patients performed more serious cognitive impairment on attention/vigilance, verbal learning, and visual learning compared to female patients.
- Prevalence and correlates of manic/hypomanic and depressive predominant polarity in bipolar disorder: systematic review and meta-analysisby Francesco Bartoli on May 6, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Despite some limitations, our findings support the hypothesis that predominant polarity might be a useful specifier of bipolar disorder. Evidence quality was mixed, considering effects magnitude, consistency, precision and publication bias. Different predominant polarities may identify subgroups of patients with specific clinical characteristics.