Bipolar I
Resources for Patients and Caregivers
Bipolar I Disorder— defined by manic episodes that last at least 7 days, or by manic symptoms that are so severe that the person needs immediate hospital care. Usually, depressive episodes occur as well, typically lasting at least 2 weeks.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: 08-Bipolar I
Diagnosis: This requires just one full manic episode where the individual may be “high” for several days.
US Patients: 1% of the US population in their lifetimes.
World Patients:
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Symptoms: Typically it will be followed by one or more depressive stretches of time.
Progression: Relatively good, may last 6 months or 25% go to PTSD or Major Depressive Disorder
Causes:
Medications:Can be reduced by other prescribed drugs.
Therapies:
Youtube Video: Faces of Bipolar Disorder (PART 2) “Bipolar Type 1”
Amazon or Library Book: Bipolar Disorder 1
How to Survive and Thrive
Support Group: disballiance.org
(Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
Special Education programs may be available at your school.
Contact your local Social Security offic for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services, Section 12.04.
Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Healthcare utilization and comorbidity shortly before suicide mortality in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a nested case-control studyby Wan-Chen Lee on July 3, 2022
Few studies have analyzed healthcare utilization before suicide among individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined the pattern of healthcare utilization and comorbidities shortly before death among patients with ADHD who died by suicide and compared these data with those of living controls. This study used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database to identify patients with ADHD (N = 379,440) between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2016....
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of treatments for rapid cycling bipolar disorderby Rebecca Strawbridge on July 2, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: While many interventions appeared efficacious, there was a lack of robust evidence for most treatments. Given the limited and heterogeneous evidence base, the optimal treatment strategies for people with RCBD are yet to be established.
- Patients with femoral neck fractures treated by bipolar hemiarthroplasty have superior to unipolar hip function and lower erosion rates and pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studiesby Kyriakos Papavasiliou on July 2, 2022
CONCLUSION: This study showed that patients with dFNFs treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty have lower acetabular erosion rates at 6 and 12 months postoperatively, better hip function at 12 and 24 months, better QoL and less pain, when compared with unipolar. No statistically significant difference could be established regarding deep infection, mortality, re-operation and dislocation rates.
- dbBIP: a comprehensive bipolar disorder database for genetic researchby Xiaoyan Li on July 2, 2022
Bipolar disorder (BIP) is one of the most common hereditary psychiatric disorders worldwide. Elucidating the genetic basis of BIP will play a pivotal role in mechanistic delineation. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully reported multiple susceptibility loci conferring BIP risk, thus providing insight into the effects of its underlying pathobiology. However, difficulties remain in the extrication of important and biologically relevant data from genetic discoveries related to...