Case Studies - Bipolar Disorder and Social Security Disability.
Bipolar 2 Disorder is when the primary symptom is depression accompanied by mild manic episodes that are not severe enough to cause marked impairment in functioning. Cyclothymic Disorder is when there is a chronic state of cycling between manic and depressive episodes that do not reach the diagnostic standard for Bipolar Disorder.
We present a novel case of CADASIL that first presented as bipolar disorder. We contend that when patients show a late onset personality change or chronically irritable mood that deteriorates over many years, an organic cause such as CADASIL must be considered. Further studies are needed to better understand the exact impacts of cerebral tissue.
Bipolar Disorder (BPD) is a mood disorder involving periods of either depressed or elevated and expansive moods (American Psychology Association (APA), 2000).
Case Studies involving the Bipolar Disorder Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. A young boy the age of thirteen who was in 6th grade was brought to a psychiatric clinic in India. He had symptoms of sleeping issues, he ran away from school, backwardness, and had unexplained increased communication. He would not do school assignments and when he did agree to do them he took much longer time on them than.
Clinicians are fairly comfortable with the management of acute mania because of the abundance of research studies available. However, there are several important aspects of bipolar disorder that the field has been far less successful with, including management of acute and preventive treatment of bipolar depression, comorbid illnesses, and break-through depression in the context of long-term.
Case Study Details. Richard is a 62-year-old single man who says that his substance dependence and his bipolar disorder both emerged in his late teens. He says that he started to drink to “feel better” when his episodes of depression made it hard for him to interact with his peers. He also states that alcohol and cocaine are a natural part.
In 2003, the District Court for Western Oklahoma rejected a motion to dismiss a wrongful termination suit filed against commercial lighting distributor Voss Electric. The company fired an employee after he had received notification that he must undergo a series of inpatient treatments for bipolar disorder.
Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder is characterized by 4 or more mood episodes in a 12-month period; it is more resistant to pharmacologic treatment and may be worsened by traditional antidepressants. In some patients, severe psychotic symptoms and thought disorder may mimic schizophrenia. Most patients with bipolar disorder have at least 1.
Bipolar Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder A Clinical Illustration: “Bill” Bill is a 27-year-old physicist with bipolar SAD, type A. He agreed to take lithium, which eliminated his springtime hypomania, but only partially alleviated his winter depression.
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Adolescent bipolar disorder after a head injury evolves over time, and when they grow older, they experience fewer euthymic periods. The adolescent bipolar disorder is a serious condition and, albeit sufficient evidence collected through case studies, leaves a lot to be done.
Bipolar II Disorder Case Study. Renee Bynum. Capella University. Abstract. This paper addresses the case study of Jim Shoo, a young Asian American who has the diagnosis of Bipolar II Disorder. A 5-axis diagnosis will be developed and a treatment plan written out addressing the clients presenting problems and issues. In addition, a review of the.
Bipolar Disorder Case Study: Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (historically known as manic-depressive disorder or manic depression) is a psychiatric diagnosis for a mood disorder in which people experience disruptive mood swings. These encompass a frenzied state known as mania (or hypomania) usually alternated with symptoms of depression.
