Bipolar – Manic Depressive

Bipolar Disorder (manic-depressive) – Certain medications can trigger Mania

There are two primary types of bipolar disorder. Bipolar I: Experience at least one fully manic episode with periods of major depression. Also known as manic-depressive disorder. Bipolar II: Seldom experience full-fledged mania; instead they experience periods of Hypomania (elevated levels of energy and impulsiveness that are not as extreme as the symptoms of mania).(…)

About Depression

Clinical depression is still widely misunderstood. The prevailing attitude is “Keep a stiff upper lip, have a drink, maybe it will go away.” Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things.(…)