manic depression

Biological interventions for manic depression: mood-stabilizing medicines

Saturday, July 11th, 2015

Biological interventions for manic depression: mood-stabilizing medicines Manic depression is treated with mood-stabilizing medicines such as lithium. LITHIUM (BRAND NAMES INCLUDE CAMCOLT, LISKONUM, PRIADEL) People with manic depression get depressed and need antidepressants to lift their mood, but they may suddenly swing the other way to become manic, needing sedation. To prevent these huge swings […]

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Bipolar affective disorder or manic depression

Monday, May 25th, 2015

Bipolar affective disorder or manic depression The term bipolar affective disorder is used for people who experience depressive, manic or mixed episodes (characteristics of depression and mania together) at different times. People usually recover and have a period of stability between episodes. Depressive episodes are far more common and tend to last longer. Manic episodes […]

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Bipolar mood disorder (manic depression)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Bipolar mood disorder affects 1–3 per cent of the population, and the first presentation of this illness for women is not uncommon when the first childis born. Although only 1–2 in1000 women will develop this condition postnatally,it causes major disruption when it does appear. An illness episode ofthis type following childbirth is known as ‘puerperal […]

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