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A bipolar cell.
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Short for bipolar disorder and bipolarity.
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Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
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Relating to both polar regions
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Relating to a bipole
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Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
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Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Examples of bipolar in a Sentence
The trial was of four months duration and compared omega-3 fatty acids versus olive oil in 30 patients with bipolar disorder.
These include lithium carbonate (for bipolar disorder) and amiodarone (for heart rhythm abnormalities ).
Although bipolar disorder occurs equally in both genders, women with the condition are more prone to rapid mood swings.
Bipolar, or manic-depressive disorder, is a mood disorder that causes radical emotional changes and mood swings, from manic highs to depressive lows.
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Bipolar disorder-A severe mental illness, also known as manic depression, in which a person has extreme mood swings, ranging from a highly excited state, sometimes with a false sense of well being, to depression.
Bipolar I disorder is characterized by manic episodes, the "high" of the manic-depressive cycle.
Usually this manic period is followed by a period of depression, although a few bipolar I individuals may not experience a major depressive episode.
The cause of bipolar disorder had not as of 2004 been clearly defined.
Depression also can occur in bipolar disorder, an affective mental illness that causes radical emotional changes and mood swings, from manic highs to depressive lows.
The majority of bipolar individuals experience alternating episodes of mania and depression.
Diagnosis may require psychiatric expertise to rule out such conditions as oppositional defiant disorder, bipolar disorder, or ADHD.
Primary mood disorders (bipolar), personality disorders, and the role of learned behavior can influence the likelihood that a person will become substance dependent.
For disorders such as major depression or bipolar disorder, which may have psychosocial aspects but also have known organic causes, drug therapy is a primary treatment approach.
Bipolar II disorder is characterized by major depressive episodes alternating with episodes of hypomania, a milder form of mania.
Bipolar depression may be difficult to distinguish from a unipolar major depressive episode.
One third of patients with cyclothymia develop bipolar I or II disorder later in life.
A phenomenon known as rapid cycling occurs in up to 20 percent of bipolar I and II patients.
Bipolar NOS is a category for bipolar states that do not clearly fit into the bipolar I, II, or cyclothymia diagnoses.
According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, up to one third of American children and adolescents diagnosed with depression develop early onset bipolar disorder.
The average age of onset of bipolar disorder is from adolescence through the early twenties.
Because two thirds of bipolar patients have a family history of affective or emotional disorders, researchers have searched for a genetic link to the disorder.
Several studies have uncovered a number of possible genetic connections to the predisposition for bipolar disorder.
A 2003 study found that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder could have similar genetic causes that arise from certain problems with genes associated with myelin development in the central nervous system.
Another possible biological cause under investigation is the presence of an excessive calcium build-up in the cells of bipolar patients.
Dopamine and other neurochemical transmitters appear to be implicated in bipolar disorder, and these are under investigation as well.
Over one-half of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder have a history of substance abuse, which may be an issue in adolescent patients.
There is a high rate of association between cocaine abuse and bipolar disorder.
Some studies have shown up to 30 percent of abusers meet the criteria for bipolar disorder.
The emotional and physical highs and lows of cocaine use correspond to the manic depression of the bipolar patient, making the disorder difficult to diagnose.
For some bipolar patients, manic and depressive episodes coincide with seasonal changes.
Symptoms of bipolar depressive episodes include low energy levels, feelings of despair, difficulty concentrating, extreme fatigue, and psychomotor retardation (slowed mental and physical capabilities).
When symptoms of bipolar disorder are present, a child should be taken to a qualified medical healthcare professional as soon as possible for evaluation.
Bipolar disorder usually is diagnosed and treated by a psychiatrist and/or a psychologist.
Bipolar children are easily distracted, impulsive, and hyperactive, which can lead to a misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Substance abuse can mask or mimic the presence of bipolar disorder and can make diagnosis more difficult in adolescents.
The manic and depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder are usually controlled by a combination of prescription medications, including lithium, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants.
Lithium (Cibalith-S, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs) is one of the oldest and most frequently prescribed drugs available for the treatment of adult bipolar mania and depression.
Lithium also has been shown to be effective in regulating bipolar depression, but is not recommended for mixed mania.
The drug has also been a useful prophylactic, or preventative treatment, in some bipolar patients.
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) was approved in 2003 for use in combination with lithium or valproate for treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.
In 2004 it received additional approval for long-term maintenance of bipolar disorder.
Quetiapine (Seroquel) was approved by the FDA in 2004 for the treatment of acute mania associated with bipolar disorder.
Ziprasidone (Geodon) is a schizophrenia drug that is often prescribed to treat bipolar mania.
Valproate (divalproex sodium, or Depakote; valproic acid, or Depakene) is one of the few drugs available that has been proven effective in treating rapid cycling bipolar and mixed states patients.
A 2003 study found that the risk of suicide from death is about two and one half times higher in people with bipolar disorder taking divalproex than those taking lithium.
Gabapentin (Neurontin) has been prescribed by some physicians for the treatment of bipolar disorder, although there is no conclusive clinical evidence as to its effectiveness.
The drug often is used to treat bipolar patients who have not responded well to lithium therapy.
Clinical trials continue as of 2004 in an attempt to obtain FDA approval of carbamazepine for use in bipolar treatment.
A University of Cincinnati one-year study of the drug in patients with bipolar I disorder found that it provided sustained relief of depressive symptoms.