Bipolar Disorder Type 1

Type 1 Bipolar Disorder – Important Points Revealed

Scientists all over the world have categorized bipolar disorder into two classes; Mania and depression. This is the reason why the disorder is also referred to as a Manic Depression.

Bipolar disorder is a disease of the brain and so is treated by a psychologist. People suffering from bipolar disorder are not in control of their emotions and experience extreme mood swings. This makes them very unpredictable and dealing with a person with bipolar disorder is very difficult.

A patient of bipolar disorder will be absolutely normal one minute and the next an eerie change will come over them. They may go into depression and go into a cocoon and stay there for a long time without interacting normally with people who try to communicate with them. Sometimes these patients will get so depressed that they will even contemplate suicide, many of them have been successful too. So care must be taken in dealing with a patient of bipolar disorder.

Recently doctors have been able to identify the kinds of bipolar disorder. Perhaps this is one step closer to finding a cure for this insane disease. Doctors say that there are two types of this disease. The patient is diagnosed as having type 1 or type 2 bipolar disorder based on the mood cycle or mood swing of the patient. Bipolar disorder type 1 is also called ‘raging bipolar disorder’. This conclusion is arrived at when the patient has experienced one attack of Manic Depression that has lasted at lease a week. The other form of bipolar disorder, type 2, or rapid cycling bipolar disorder’ is diagnosed when an attack of depression has lasted longer than 2 weeks and has been accompanied by a manic attack as well.

Bipolar disorder type 1 patients are prone to a severe type of mania known as ‘Hypommania’. This condition sets in when the patient is sleepless and has been up for an extended period of time. Typically the patient of type 1 bipolar disorder experiences mania along with severe mood swings. These patients are also prone to delusions and hallucinations.

The complications occur when the patient of type 1 bipolar disorder experiences a mixed episode of mania. This means that the patient is sad and happy at the same time. One indication of this condition is that the patient is very depressed, tries to smile and mainly has not had adequate sleep for many days. A profuse lack of concentration is also apparent.

It is extremely important to understand the Symptoms of bipolar disorder in order to assist the doctor with the treatment of the disease. People with this disorder are entirely at the mercy of the ones they live with and those treating them. So a great deal of compassion must be shown to the patients of bipolar disorder – as there is no known cure, just treatment.

Author: Abhishek Agarwal

Abhishek has got some great Bipolar Disorder Treatment Secrets up his sleeve! Download his FREE 97 Pages Ebook, "Understanding And treating bipolar disorders!" from his website http://www.Health-Whiz.com/69/index.htm. Only limited Free Copies available.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Abhishek_Agarwal