Article by Julie Frey

For many years, a controversy has existed among health experts on the efficacy of using antidepressants on people with bipolar disease. The common fear is that using antidepressants can cause what is known as rapid cycling.

This is a condition in which the mood of a patient can switch from mania to major depression and back again – all in a matter of hours or days. And, many health practitioners believe that this actually hinders a patient’s treatment by making the disease more difficult to treat with more standard medications such as mood stabilizers.

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Article by Sarah Dillon

The hemorrhoidectomy recovery period is a common question that is posed by hemorrhoids sufferers who are considering the hemorrhoidectomy procedure as a viable way to get some relief from the symptoms of hemorrhoids.

Generally a hemorrhoidectomy recovery will take between 6-8 weeks but this will obviously vary from patient to patient. You need to avoid heavy lifting for up to 3 weeks after the hemorrhoidectomy procedure and generally you will be able to return to work after about 2 weeks once your physician has seen you.

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Article by Julie Frey

A new research study has proven what has long been suspected. Bipolar disorder is a genetic disease and the genes involved are the ANK3 and CCACNA1C genes.

A key thing that the research brings to light is that even though all humans have both the ANK3 and CACNA1C genes, people who have bipolar disorder or manic depression were more likely than others in the general population to have variants of these two genes. The research report did make efforts to state that variances involved did need more study.

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Article by Nelson Berry

Bipolar manic depression is actually very common. It affects over 2 million people in the United States, regardless of age, social and economic status, and race. Based on scientific studies, this type of depression usually starts during adolescence (commonly diagnosed as teen depression).

What is bipolar depression?

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Article by Graham Mac

To live a normal life, several factors are important including good mental as well as physical health. Good physical health is a result of proper food, exercise and right attitude towards our health.

It is very important to consider about the mental health as well. It is essential to deal with bipolar disorder symptoms which can affect our loved ones.

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Article by David Oliver

Abortion, a woman’s choice, is not a hard procedure to acquire. In general, if you have some cash, all that’s required to get an abortion in North America is setting an appointment. What many women are unaware of when they’re making this choice – and of particular concern to those with bipolar disorder – is the potential of intense, negative psychological consequences following abortion.

In the 1970s, in Vancouver, Canada, women considering abortion had to first get the permission of their family doctor, a gynecologist, and a psychiatrist. Some women found that it was the psychiatrist who nixed the procedure, telling them they just weren’t capable of handling the trauma and that it would impact them for the rest of their lives.

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Article by Alicia Stock

Depersonalization disorder is a dissociative disorder to which many folk can pertain. Depersonalization disorder is sometimes called “depersonalization neurosis. ” Occasional moments of depersonalization are natural, but relentless or repeated feelings are not. Brief periods of depersonalization are notably caused by stress, a lack of sleep, or a combination. Depersonalization disorder is often associated as a comorbid disorder of anxiety disorders, panic disorders, clinical depression, and bipolar disorder. Some of the more common factors that exacerbate dissociative symptoms are negative affects, stress, subjective threatening social interaction, and unfamiliar environments. Factors that tend to diminish symptoms are comforting interpersonal interactions, intense physical or emotional stimulation, and relaxation. An episode of depersonalization disorder can be as brief as a few seconds or continue for several years.

Depersonalization becomes a disorder when the dissociation interferes with the cultural and occupational functions needed to mundane life. Often a victim of depersonalization disorder feels as if he or she is going crazy, though this is nearly never the lawsuit. Depersonalization disorder has been associated with childhood interpersonal trauma. Emotional abuse is a significant predictor of depersonalization disorder and depersonalization symptoms. The most common immediate precipitants of the disorder are severe stress, depression and panic, high grade marijuana and hallucinogen ingestion. Depersonalization can result in very high anxiety levels, which further increase these perceptions. Depersonalization disorder is not directly caused by a general medical condition or by substance use, including medications and drugs of abuse.

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Article by Guennadi Moukine

Postnatal depression is estimated to affect 1 in 5 women and is found in all cultural, social and age groups. There are different types of this condition experienced by mothers after birth. There is the ‘Baby Blues’ which usually occurs between the 3rs and 5th day and usually resolve by the 10th day. It is thought to be the response to hormone changes and the stress of giving birth and occurs in up too 70% of wormen.

* Postnatal depression has a gradual onset between the 3rd and 9th month. * Postpartum Psychosis occurs in approximately 1 in 500 births and is uite rare. It seems to be genetically linked and typically occurs after the first baby. It presents as a manic depressive illness and requires urgent psychiatric treatment.

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