Related Conditions
Bipolar disorder falls along a spectrum of related mood disorders such as depression. There are also a number of disorders that can present similar symptoms i.e. schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. Further, some problems such as addiction and anxiety occur concomitantly with bipolar disorder. Found here are resources and information regarding these illnesses.
Postpartum Psychosis
Postpartum psychosis is a dangerous condition that affects over 4,000 women each year in the United States alone. Left untreated, it can lead to the death of a child or the death of the mother. There is a strong link between postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, and manic-depressive women are at a much greater than average risk for developing this serious illness.
Postpartum psychosis is a dangerous condition that affects over 4,000 women each year in the United States alone. Left untreated, it can lead to the death of a child or the death of the mother. There is a strong link between postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, and manic-depressive women are at a much greater than average risk for developing this serious illness.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Many people with bipolar disorder also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, often because of mental illness in their immediate families. Here is information about the disorder.
Many people with bipolar disorder also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, often because of mental illness in their immediate families. Here is information about the disorder.
Studies Link Marijuana Use with Schizophrenia
Recent studies suggest that regular use of marijuana (cannabis) in adolescence may make it more likely for a person to develop schizophrenia.
Recent studies suggest that regular use of marijuana (cannabis) in adolescence may make it more likely for a person to develop schizophrenia.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
Difficult to define and difficult to diagnose, schizoaffective disorder combines elements of a mood disorder with those of schizophrenia. What distinguishes schizoaffective disorder from other similar conditions is the way in which the psychotic features and mood episodes present themselves.
Difficult to define and difficult to diagnose, schizoaffective disorder combines elements of a mood disorder with those of schizophrenia. What distinguishes schizoaffective disorder from other similar conditions is the way in which the psychotic features and mood episodes present themselves.
Comorbidity with Bipolar Disorder
The Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network reports a high percentage of concomitant psychiatric conditions with bipolar disorder.
The Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network reports a high percentage of concomitant psychiatric conditions with bipolar disorder.
Comorbidity and Its Clinical Relevance for Bipolar Disorders
The spectrum of manic-depressive conditions is mostly complicated by the presence of concomitant disorders which influence treatment outcome. The presence of anxiety disorders, eating disorders and other disorders is the rule more than the exception in patients with bipolar symptoms, as well as in subjects suffering from bipolar I or II disorder or one of the various subtypes of mixed states.
The spectrum of manic-depressive conditions is mostly complicated by the presence of concomitant disorders which influence treatment outcome. The presence of anxiety disorders, eating disorders and other disorders is the rule more than the exception in patients with bipolar symptoms, as well as in subjects suffering from bipolar I or II disorder or one of the various subtypes of mixed states.