Bipolar disorders
Definition
Bipolar disorders is the name given to a group of mental disorders characterized by extreme fluctuations in mood. People diagnosed with bipolar disorders experience moods ranging from deepest depression to mania, often with periods of less extreme moods, or even emotional stability, in between.
Description
Individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorders experience fluctuations in mood over which they have no control. All of the bipolar disorders cause great emotional distress. Even the state of elevated mood, or "mania," might sound as if it would feel good; but it is, in fact, a painful, pressured feeling that is not at all pleasurable. People with mania find their thoughts running at an unstoppable pace; they cannot sleep, often for many nights at a time. Their speech may become...
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