“I’m out, I’m out, and I’m out here to play. I’m out here to pppllaayy.

“Are you ok Lacy?” asked one of the other girls.

“I’m fine,” she answered twirling around in a circle.

“How much sugar did you have today?” asked the other.

”I feel good, so good. I’m going to climb as high as I can,” she replied running over to the slide and climbing to the top of it. Once at the top she attempted to climb up to the top of one of the support poles.

“Lacy!” said an adult woman’s voice. Lacy looked down toward her. “ Can you spell M A N I C?” she said slowly.

Lacy thought for a moment and then smiled,” I should get down now, shouldn’t I”

Thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptians believed there was no difference between physical and mental illness. They also believed the card

How or why Bipolar occurs is still unknown, but we have learned a few things about the illness. Bipolar usually develops in the late teens and/or early adulthood; and according to the article “Bipolar Disorder,” only 1% of dem/o over the age of 18 are diagnosed with it. It normally is genetic, pasted down from generation to generation. The American Psychiatric Association sites that from 80-90% have a relative with either depression or bipolar (4). This nos/o unfortunately can and sometimes does go undiagnosed for many years, which makes recognizing Bipolar so important.

As mentioned earlier, genetics also play a large part in passing bipolar on. For instance, Demitri and Janice Papolos point out that Identical twins have a 70% chance of contracting; while fraternal twins have 15-25%; Ped/o of one ill pt. have a 15-30% chance; while offspring of two ill pt. 50-75% chance; siblings 15-25% chance; relative 3-7% chance; and the general population 1% chance. The authors also point out that early use of alcohol contribute to the onset of the disease (168).

Some of the current treatment is very helpful, although if left untreated it can be very serious. Long-term treatment is highly recommended, as well as medication therapy. Over time the benefits are very rewarding. A good combination to help those with the nos/o is medication, therapy and long term counseling. One of the reason why people with bipolar should have assistance is because their moods and imbalances constantly vary in erratic degrees. Their episodes of manic and depression will vary, from hard at times, to fairly easy. Another reason is because too often patients with medications have a tendency to begin to believe that because they are feeling better, they can stop taking their medications. In order

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