Bipolar Disorder in Teens & Children

By Michelle T

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What is Bipolar Disorder?

• Bipolar Disorder is a SERIOUS brain illness. • It can affect people because some of the syptoms are

pretty severe

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How is Bipolar Disorder developed?

• Genes- If you have a family history of Bipolar Disorder you have a higher risk of getting it too.

 • Abnormal brain structure and brain function

 •  Anxiety Disorder- Children with Anxiety Disorders are

more likely to develop Bipolar Disorders

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What are the Symptoms?The Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder are

catagorized in 3 main catagories. Manic

Hypomania&

Depressive 

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Manic Symptoms• severe changes in mood-either

unusually happy or silly, or very irritable, angry, agitated or aggressive

• unrealistic highs in self-esteem - for example, a teenager who feels all powerful or like a superhero with special powers

• great increase in energy and the ability to go with little or no sleep for days without feeling tired

• increase in talking - the adolescent talks too much, too fast, changes topics too quickly, and cannot be interrupted

• distractibility - the teen's attention moves constantly from one thing to the next

• repeated high risk-taking behavior; such as, abusing alcohol and drugs, reckless driving, or sexual promiscuity

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Hypomania Symtomps

• Happy• Energetic• Productive• Talkative

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Depressive Symptoms

• irritability, depressed mood, persistent sadness, frequent crying

• thoughts of death or suicide • loss of enjoyment in favorite activities • frequent complaints of physical

illnesses such as headaches or stomach aches

• low energy level, fatigue, poor concentration, complaints of boredom

• major change in eating or sleeping patterns, such as oversleeping or overeating

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How is it treated?

1.Medicine 

3.Therapy2.Natural Habits

There are three main ways in treating Bipolar Disorder

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Places you can go to for more Info. & Help(Emails & Numbers)

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness800-950-6264www.nami.org

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance800-826-3632 www.dbsalliance.org

• National Institute of Mental Health866-615-6464www.nimh.nih.gov

• Mental Health America800-969-6642 

• www.mentalhealthamerica.net• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

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Or you can Contact National Institute of Mental Health

National Institute of Mental HealthScience Writing, Press & Dissemination Branch6001 Executive BoulevardRoom 8184, MSC 9663Bethesda, MD 20892-9663Phone: 301-443-4513 orToll-free: 1-866-615-NIMH (6464)TTY Toll-free: 1-866-415-8051Fax: 301-443-4279E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.govWeb site: www.nimh.nih.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of HealthNIH Publication No. TR-08-6380

Bibliographyhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder-in-children-and-teens-easy-to-read/index.shtml#Where-do-I-go-for-help? http://www.takingmeds.com/medicine-tips/bipolar/getting-support.html http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/bipolar http://www.bpkids.org/?gclid=CLK-kMHq46ECFRNFgwod1Gy9Kg

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