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Bipolar Disorder Recognizing the signs

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Better understanding the biology of bipolar disorder, as well as the latest information on medications, treatments, and therapies can bring new hope and relief.

Living with bipolar disorder, whether you have bipolar I or bipolar II, can be difficult, and so challenging to keep symptoms under control. 

If you or someone close to you has it, you know that it can feel as if you’re on a never-ending rollercoaster that can derail your days as well as your hopes and dreams. The anguish, loneliness, uncontrolled emotions, and erratic behavior are painful to experience. What’s more, bipolar disorder, and the way in which it can manifest, is as unique as the individuals who have the condition.

The greater the understanding you have, the better you can manage symptoms and find a treatment approach that works for you…Life at home and at work can be calmer, happier, more peaceful, and less stressful.

Harvard’s Bipolar Disorder: Recognizing the signs, getting help reveals why there’s hope for better, brighter tomorrows and for living a fulfilling, productive life. Scientists have made advances and discoveries about the biology of bipolar which opens the door to more effective treatments and therapies. 

This guide can help you understand which treatment, therapy, or medication may be right for you.

Bipolar Disorder takes a close look at the differences in brain structure of those with bipolar disorder and those without it. These differences may help explain symptoms of bipolar disorder and offer avenues for new treatments and ways to think about managing this condition. 

You’ll also discover how scientists have discovered…

  • Differences in the complex signaling pathways critical to nerve cell function   and how medications like new mood stabilizers help stabilize neurons. 
  • How the brains of those with bipolar disorder use energy differently than those who don’t have the condition.  
  • Surprising evidence which now suggests people with bipolar disorder have excess inflammatory proteins—these can disrupt the function of neurotransmitters and brain cells.  
  • How discoveries of disturbances in circadian rhythms—the natural sleep-wake cycle—have been found to be a possible cause of bipolar disorder and its progression. But…there’s a new therapy being explored which would treat these circadian rhythm disruptions for mania and depression. 

Your online guide, Bipolar Disorder shares promising advances along with important information on treatments and therapies available to you right now—medications  beyond lithium and first-generation “typical” antipsychotics as well as those like a selective serotonin uptake inhibitor (SSRIs) or monoamine oxidase inhibitors which help depression. 

Plus, you you’ll learn about powerful psychotherapy tools available to help you or your loved ones—those such as Cognitive behavioral therapy, which can be highly effective especially when used in combination with medications.

Discover how to spot the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder so you can get help sooner…

Bipolar Disorder also reveals common signs and symptoms which characterize this condition, including mania and hypomania, as well as major depressive disorder and psychosis. You’ll also find out how long each episode typically lasts so you know what to look for and what to expect so you can be better prepared. 

And you’ll see how bipolar disorder can manifest in different combinations of symptoms—not just extreme highs and lows. 

For example, you’ll learn the key distinctions between Bipolar I and Bipolar II disorders. Why is that important? Because the choice of medications and other therapies for you depends on the primary features of your type of disorder. 

We’re confident you’ll find Harvard’s Bipolar Disorder: Recognizing the signs, getting help online PDF guide packed with useful information to help you understand bipolar disorder and get the proper diagnosis and treatment. If for any reason you don’t…we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.