... . Some people may have several bouts of mania or depression in a row, some have them simultaneously and some have mania without depression (AMA, 1998). In some cases people never experience euphoria during mania, but go directly to a dysphoric state where their energy is boosted so they feel pressured in an uncomfortable state of mind. In other cases bipolar can have a triphasic ... alternate mania and depression with euthymania (normal mood) in between the two (Gorman, 1998). During the manic phase of bipolar depression a person undergoes changes in mood, distorted thinking and behavior...

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... hold. In the next scene Mr. Jones is in a mental hospital, drugged into a stupor, but he fights against the drugs, against the whole depressing world of normality. He misses his euphoria. Only then does he have charm, wit, grace, intelligence. And only then is he invulnerable to the grief of the world. What is remarkable about "Mr. Jones" is how clearly ... he meets Lena Olin, the psychiatrist who ultimately will be put in charge of his case. One powerful scene that helps explain manic depression is where Gere is experiencing manic euphoria. He is all-powerful, he is elated, and everyth...

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... drugs. This makes perfect sense considering the drug is altering the chemicals in your brain. Users of anti-depressants may have side effects that include confusion, extreme agitation advancing to delirium or coma. On top of that, they may impair a persons judgment, thinking or motor skills. Dizziness and lightheadedness have also been reported. Yet no one knows about any of this ... ...

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... greatly benefit from becoming active in a manic depressive support group. The word manic means mania. Characteristics of mania include: increased energy and activity, restlessness, racing thoughts and rapid speech, excessive euphoria, extreme irritability and distractibility, decreased sleep requirement, uncharacteristically poor judgement, increased sexual drive, denial that anything is wrong, and risk behavior. Depression is characterized by: persistent sad, anxious or empty ... ...

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... called bipolar disorder. This is the least common form of depression and occurs when the patient experiences alternating symptoms of depression and mania. Symptoms of mania include extreme excitement and euphoria, severe insomnia, and a remarkable increase in energy (Psychology Information.) George S. Zubenko, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, states that women are twice as likely as ... ...

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The Highs and Lows of a Bipolar Disorder Introduction Bipolar disorder can best be compared to a mountain range. With high peaks of euphoria and deep valleys of depression, this disorder has periods of "high", or manic stages, and periods of low, or depressed stages, with some periods of normal in between. Onset For ... ...

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Bipolar is defined as manic-depressive illness, a psychiatric condition characterized by episodes of mania (exaggerated euphoria) alternating with periods of depression. (http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.50558) I inherited the condition from my father. I am told that at the time there was no treatment other ... ...

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... Grunstein. Are we hardwired? N.Y. Oxford University Press, 2002. 3.) Sargent, Stansfeld and Kenneth R. Stafford. Basic Teachings of the great Psychologists. Garden City: Dolphin Books, 1965 4.) "Edward Osborne Willson." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Paula K. Byers. 17 vols. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 5.) Wilson, Edward O.: Human nature is shaped by Genetics." Human Nature. Opposing view points series. Ed. Mark Ray Schmidt. Sandi ago: Green Haven ... ...

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