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Concerned for his moody teen? He wondered about bipolar disorder?
Adolescents with bipolar disorder have a roller coaster course very high and then depressed moods. You may find that rises alternate with lower, or, oddly enough, his son, even seem to feel both extremes simultaneously.
This very disturbing and life-altering disorder usually begins in adulthood. However, it occurs in adolescents and even young children occasionally. It can affect anyone and should be closely monitored because of their potential for destruction of life and welfare of the victim.
It can run in families, if you or your spouse are the biological parents of the child and either one of you has bipolar disorder, the chances are greater that he or she has or will develop it. In some patients, it also appears that a family history of drug or alcohol abuse may predispose a child to develop.
An episode of bipolar disorder may begin with either manic or depressive symptoms.
Manic symptoms include:
Erratic and marked changes in mood for no apparent reason – unusually happy or silly, or very irritable, angry, hostile or aggressive,
Unrealistic highs in self-identity – for example, a teenager who feels all powerful, super abilities with normal or exaggerated
The expression seemingly limitless energy, the ability to go to sleep very little or nothing, without feeling tired,
Hyper-episodes of talk, when your child talks too much, too fast, too fast and inexplicably changes the subject with a strong resistance to being interrupted,
Your child is so distracted, that interferes with their ability to concentrate or have a conversation, your attention moves constantly from one thing to the next,
Your child can repeatedly be engage in high risk behaviors, such as, abusing alcohol or drugs, reckless driving or promiscuous sexual behavior.
The depressive symptoms include may include the following:
Excessive irritability, hostility, depression, unrelenting sadness, frequent crying Jaguars
or thoughts of death or suicide,
An inability to obtain any benefit from exercise once favorite activities,
The adolescent may often complain of stress-based diseases physical as headaches or backaches,
The demonstration of low energy, apathy, fatigue, concentration problems and boring,
Too much sleep, sleep, under or overeating,
It is important to remember that any of these symptoms can also occur if your child has other problems, such as alcohol or drug abuse, criminal conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder etc. The only diagnosis of bipolar disorder must be made in time through careful observation.
A thorough evaluation by a psychologist or psychiatrist can isolate the most important problems and initiate treatment. The good news is that adolescents with bipolar disorder can be treated effectively, if their treatment is monitored regularly and continued throughout life.
Treatment for this serious disorder should include a program to teach the patient and family about the disease itself and the mood stabilizing of psychotherapy, counseling and medications that are part of the treatment plan. The mood-stabilizing medications used to reduce the number and intensity of manic episodes and also to prevent symptoms of depression may occur.
Psychotherapy helps the teenager understand himself, to adapt to current life stresses that may exacerbate the problem, rebuild self-esteem and improve relationships.
About the Author:
Dr Shery is in Cary, IL, near Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Marengo and Lake-in-the-Hills. He’s an expert psychologist. Call 1 847 516 0899 and make an appt orlearn more about counseling at: http://www.carypsychology.com
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Does your Teen have BIPOLAR DISORDER? From Barrington and Rolling Meadows, IL
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