Bipolar Patients “Could be on the Wrong Drugs”
by Bipolarlife | Feb 4, 2020 | Bipolar articles
A quarter of patients with bipolar disorder are being prescribed drugs which could make their symptoms worse, a new study has claimed. Research led by Glasgow University has found many bipolar patients are on a combination of medication which is out of line with...
What are the risk factors for bipolar disorder?
by Bipolarlife | Jun 17, 2022 | Bipolar articles
While researchers don’t yet fully understand the exact cause of bipolar disorder, they have identified certain factors which may increase your risk of developing the disorder. Family with the Disorder:If you have a relative in your nuclear family with bipolar...
What Illnesses often co-exist with Bipolar Disorder?
by Bipolarlife | Jun 17, 2022 | Bipolar articles
Bipolar in men and women – the differences
by Bipolarlife | Jun 16, 2022 | Bipolar articles
The holidays can be a tricky for anyone. But people with bipolar disorder may anticipate November and December and January holidays with real dread — and depression. You’ll probably face loads of possible triggers: relatives, stress, exhaustion, and the...
Body Rhythms and Bipolar Disorder
by Bipolarlife | Oct 30, 2020 | Bipolar articles
Nervous system, endocrine, and/or immune system difficulties may conspire to affect one of the less measurable causes of bipolar disorders: disturbances in body rhythms. As discussed earlier, the hypothalamus is the link between the nervous and endocrine systems....
Sleep Deprivation Triples Risk of Mental Illness
by Bipolarlife | Jun 17, 2022 | Bipolar articles
New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness. The George Institute for Global Health surveyed almost 20,000 Australians aged between 17 and 24 for the research. Researchers...
Psychotherapy and other treatments
by Bipolarlife | Jun 17, 2022 | Bipolar articles
Psychotherapy In addition to medication, psychotherapy, or “talk” therapy, can be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder. It can provide support, education, and guidance to people with bipolar disorder and their families. Some psychotherapy treatments used to...
Tackling Bipolar Disorder with Yoga Techniques.
by Bipolarlife | Jun 17, 2022 | Bipolar articles
Yoga techniques offer some simple breathing exercises that may help relieve panic, anxiety depression, and bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, which is common and found in even young teenagers. Bipolar disorder is a genetic illness characterized by...
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