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Scattershot: My Bipolar Family is a 2008 memoir, written by American writer, carpenter, and former Montague Bookmill proprietor David Lovelace, published by Dutton Adult. Lovelace's memoir chronicles the challenges of growing up in a family in which four out of five members suffer from bipolar disorder, including Lovelace himself. Only his ...
Often bipolar individuals are subject to self-medication with non-prescribed drugs such as alcohol, tobacco and other recreational drugs. [20] [21] There is some evidence that the subset of bipolar patients with a history of psychosis may smoke more heavily than the general population. [22]
According to the DSM-5 there are 3 major categories of bipolar disorder: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Bipolar Not Otherwise Specified (NOS). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Just as in adults, bipolar I is the most severe form of PBD in children and adolescents, and can impair sleep, general function, and lead to hospitalization. [ 2 ]
The parent rates the behavior on a scale from 1 to 4, where 1=never/rarely, 2=sometimes, 3=often, and 4=very often. A clinician examines the total score and determines if the child has ADHD or Bipolar Disorder. If a diagnosis Bipolar Disorder is deemed to be appropriate, the clinician will also determine the sub-type.
The K-SADS-PL is used to screen for affective and psychotic disorders as well as other disorders, including, but not limited to Major Depressive Disorder, Mania, Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. [4]
“No. I just woke up in the hospital and then they brought me over here.” “You’re lucky. Usually they’d put you in the tower. It’s awful up there—like you’re stuck in somebody’s bad dream. I was up there once for a week before they even knew who my psychiatrist was. They give you your meds and forget about you.
The MDQ was developed as a screening tool for bipolar disorder, and assesses symptoms of mania and hypomania [6] It was developed in the hopes that it would reduce the mis-diagnosis and delayed diagnosis of bipolar disorder. [6] The first 13 items on the measure ask about any manic/hypomanic symptoms that may have occurred during one's lifetime ...
The General Behavior Inventory (GBI) is a 73-question psychological self-report assessment tool designed by Richard Depue [1] [2] [failed verification] and colleagues to identify the presence and severity of manic and depressive moods in adults, as well as to assess for cyclothymia.