What’s It Like to Have Bipolar Disorder? Mental HealthBy dreamscapeFebruary 22, 2017Living with bipolar disorder requires strength, courage, determination and adaptability. This condition will challenge you, confuse you and leave you grasping for air as you hang on through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
Pleasure Associated With Risk-Taking Stronger in Bipolar Patients Mental HealthBy dreamscapeApril 3, 2015A study published in the journal Brain shows that the pleasure responses to risk taking in the reward centers of the brain are stronger in people with bipolar disorder. The study was conducted by a team of cognitive neuroscientists from the University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Bipolar Patients Tout Benefits of Yoga Mental HealthBy dreamscapeMarch 7, 2015Yoga has become extremely popular around the world as a form of exercise and a way of reducing stress. According to the Mayo Clinic, it’s “a mind-body type of complementary and alternative medicine practice.”
Everyone Benefits When Family Members of Bipolar Patients Get Involved in Treatment Mental HealthBy dreamscapeFebruary 20, 2015Bipolar disorder can be a challenge to the person living with the illness, as well as those closest to them. People with bipolar do better when family members are part of their ongoing counseling treatment. Family members are better equipped to support their loved one when they are receiving steady support and encouragement themselves. Research…
Understanding the Genetic Component to Bipolar Disorder Mental HealthBy dreamscapeJanuary 20, 2015Many mental health disorders result from a combination of factors, including family history, environment and personality. A new study says that if you think you have bipolar disorder because someone else in your family had it, then you tend to do a better job coping with the illness.
Can Light Therapy Treat Mental Illness? Mental HealthBy dreamscapeDecember 31, 2014Light therapy has been used for a number of health problems over the last few decades. In fact, even a hundred years ago some physicians recognized the power of light to help treat physical illnesses and infections.
Maternal Mental Illness More Than Just Depression Mental HealthBy dreamscapeNovember 28, 2014Postpartum depression has been a recognized condition for years. In fact, the Greek physician Hippocrates recognized the symptoms as early as the 5th century B.C. However, many of the long-accepted truths about this illness are being questioned by new research. In addition, the latest studies are revealing that maternal mental illness can take forms other…
Avoiding Common Triggers for Bipolar Episodes Mental HealthBy dreamscapeNovember 10, 2014Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme fluctuations of emotion, from tremendously upbeat and capable mania to feeling completely paralyzed and incapable, known as depressive episodes. Feelings of sadness and self-reproach make even simple tasks like conversing or grooming seem monumental, and working feels impossible. Many with the disorder say these emotional shifts are triggered by…
New Treatment for Bipolar Depression May Yield Quicker Results Mental HealthBy dreamscapeOctober 30, 2014Close to 6 million American adults live with bipolar disorder. The condition produces periods of frantic energy and optimism along with corresponding episodes of deep depression. The depressive episodes can be especially dangerous because the risk of suicide is high. Finding a mental health treatment that can offer relief in a timely fashion is vitally important.
New Brain Scan Distinguishes Between Bipolar, Unipolar Depression Mental HealthBy dreamscapeOctober 17, 2014Blood flow across different regions of the brain may help to distinguish between bipolar depression and ordinary “unipolar” depression, new research suggests. Although it’s a preliminary finding and a relatively small study, the existing difficulty in distinguishing between the two forms of depression and the invasive nature of positron emission tomography (PET scans) gives the…
