A full 23 page paper on the history, signs/symptoms, and treatment on bipolar disorder
Title: A full 23 page paper on the history, signs/symptoms, and treatment on bipolar disorder
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A full 23 page paper on the history, signs/symptoms, and treatment on bipolar disorder
Category: /Recreation & Sports
Details: Words: 6210 | Pages: 23 (approximately 235 words/page)
Bipolar disorder is a psychological disorder characterized by alternating episodes of severe elation (mania) and depression. Occurring in 1 to 1.6 percent of all adults over their lifetimes and in 1.2 percent of all children and adolescents, this "severe, recurrent psychiatric disorder" is considered a serious public health problem with staggering social costs (Nathan 1999). These costs include a loss of productivity, decreased life expectancy, and major financial expenditures stemming from abnormal mood shifts that have a negative impact
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