A Review of Bipolar Disorder

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211020.317How to use a DOI?

Keywords

bipolar disorder, treatment, predictor, depression

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder, and the symptoms of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder are often similar to those of monophasic depression and often clinically indistinguishable. The most characteristic feature of patients with bipolar disorder is the alteration of effect to excessive affective highs or excessive lows. The disease is manic when it manifests high emotion during its onset and depressed when it manifests low emotion. These patients can have multiple episodes repeatedly during their lifetime, and the interval between episodes is intermittent. At this time, the patient’s mental state completely returns to normal. After the disease, their mental state rarely becomes declining. This article discussed several elements related to bipolar disorder: influencing factors, including gender, age and family history; and also treatment methods including interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychoeducational interventions. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder that is difficult to heal fully, and patients who recover with medication also have a high relapse rate within one year after stopping the medication. However, the family and social environment in which one lives is tolerant and is an essential factor in alleviating the condition. Social support from loved ones and inclusion and companionship will provide a favorable healing environment and is a valid predictor of emotional stability afterward.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yutong Wu
AU  - Shuo Yin
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/21
TI  - A Review of Bipolar Disorder
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1125
EP  - 1128
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.317
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.317
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