The importance of an accurate bipolar disorder diagnosis cannot be overstated. If the patient is to be prescribed the right treatment, getting the diagnosis right is vital. For doctors, diagnosing bipolar disorder has always been tricky. If there was a laboratory test or x-ray that could give a definitive bipolar disorder diagnosis, preliminary investigations would provide a much clearer result. This lack of quantifiable analysis is part of the reason for the difficulty in determining whether the symptoms are an indication of mental illness or not.

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Depression is a complex of psychological and physical symptoms. Low mood level or sadness is often the most prominent symptom. The common property of these symptoms is a decreased activity level in parts of the brain.

THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

Depression may give one or more of these symptoms:

-Low mood level or sadness.

-Lack of joy or interest in activities that were joyful before.

-Pessimism.

-Feel of guilt of something without any substantial reason to feel so.

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Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depressive illness and means that a patient can go from very high and upbeat moods to seriously down and depressed in a matter of minutes. It is a recurrent illness meaning that patients are likely to suffer it for the rest of their lives. Because of this treatment will need to be continued for long periods of time and a strong network of professionals, family members and friends is ideal to help the bipolar disorder sufferer. Spotting the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be difficult but it is fundamental; without noticing the symptoms you won’t be able to get the help you need.

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The occurrence of bipolar manic depression, according to the American Psychiatric Association, is estimated to be in the 1.2% to 1.6% range with some experts contending it to be even higher in the 3% range. It is a chronic recurring illness that must be managed through out the lives of those who suffer from it. Unfortunately bipolar disorder goes undetected in many people who may suffer its effects before being diagnosed and treated.

There are 4 biological risk factors that may increase an individual’s chance of suffering from this devastating disease. They are as follows:

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For quite some time, I’ve been noticing that many of the individuals who visit my disability site are looking for disability benefit information, primarily as it relates to bipolar disorder.

While I haven’t found it surprising that this would happen (bipolar disorder is a terrible neurochemical illness and is much more than its constituent parts–depression and manic behavior–would imply), I have to admit, I have been surprised at the level of occurrence. Put simply, there are many more bipolar cases out there than even I would have thought.

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