Positive approach of mind; makes one win half of the battle in life;
and rest half battle is won by dedicated hard work

My dear Ezine readers, in this article, I would bring out a few important tips for my teenagers who are under going sever Stress of Exam-o-Mania (SEM). As I have still not recovered from a few bad news of previous year s suicide of my beloved teenagers, I hope teenagers would paste these tips in their bed rooms to avoid stress and get in to depression.

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Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, is a kind of mental or mood disorder that is characterized by an extreme shift of one’s mood in a period of time. The shift of mood can be from an overly low feeling or depression into extremely high emotion. The change from mania to depression or depression to mania is called an episode.

Episodes of depression or mania vary from person to person. One episode can last for a few days to several weeks or months before changing into another emotion. Sometimes the emotional transition doesn’t immediately follow after an episode (depression or manic); sometimes, transition can happen after a few weeks, months or years.

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Bi polar manic depressive disorder, if left untreated, poses grave risk. This illness affects over two million Americans and ranks as one of the most potentially fatal medical conditions, reflected in a suicide rate of 10 to 25%.

The First Step

Take the first step by seeking qualified medical advice. This condition will not get better in time and has nothing to do with personal strength or willpower. Mind over matter will not prevail if you have bipolar manic depressive disorder.

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Rapid cycling bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that most people do not understand or know about. Bipolar disorder by itself is a condition in which its sufferers cycle between two poles of mental instability; mania and depression. Rapid cycling bipolar occurs when the sufferer shifts quickly between the two states with little to no warning.

Because it is one of the most serious forms of bipolar disorder the prognosis for anyone afflicted with rapid cycling bipolar disorder is not always good. The mental health and brain function of people with this condition is highly compromised because of the rte at which they go from mania to depression and back again. Treating this condition is also difficult because

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Diagnosis Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar disorder is a severe biologic illness characterized by recurrent fluctuations in mood. Typically, patients experience alternating episodes in which mood is abnormally elevated or abnormally depressed-separated by periods in which mood is relatively normal. (Lehne, 2004, p. 321)

The following is a short synopsis according to the DSM-IV-TR, Criteria for Bipolar Disorder includes a distinct period of abnormality and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood for at least:
- 4 days for hypomania
- week for mania

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