... (mania) and lows (depression). Sometimes the mood switches are dramatic and rapid, but most often they are gradual. When in the depressed cycle, an individual can have any or all of the symptoms of a depressive disorder. When in the manic cycle, the individual may be overactive, overtalkative, and have a great deal of energy. Mania often affects thinking, judgment, and social behavior in ... none at all. Women experience depression about twice as often as men.1 Many hormonal factors may contribute to the increased rate of depression in women-particularly such factors as menstrual cycle ...

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... schizophrenia. Speech patterns help distinguish between the two ( Lish, 1994). The mere beginnings of bipolar disorder normally are ingnighted between twenty and thirty years of age. Some women may experience a peak of these episodes as late as their mid forties. Normal, a bipolar patient will experience between eight and twelve episodes in a year. However, those who have rapid cycling may experience more ... are unresponsive to it, or can't handle the side - effects, which may include diarrhea, nausea, weight gain, thirst, and edema. Those unresponsive may experience more mania and muc...

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... biologic regulation of circadian rhythms, sleep, mood, tumor growth, reproduction and even aging. It would seem that melatonin also appears to have some kind of important relationship to sleep-wake cycle regulation, possibly having to do with its effect of lowering body temperature. Falling asleep is associated with lowered body temperatures, and waking up for most people, once the sun has ... number of sunshine hours per day drop, and their moods come back up again as we move toward spring (Brezezinski, 1997; Tzischimsky, Dagan & Lavie, 1993). In humans, melatonin plasma levels peak be...

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