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How To Rule Out Bipolar Disorder?
Hi my son Bradley left home 8 weeks ago. His doctor said he was having a manic episode. Since leaving he has made no attempt at contacting me. I am unsure at this stage where he is now living. I sometimes wonder whether he is borderline personality as well as Bipolar. I am unsure whether he is taking his medication. Do I wait this out as the doctor suggested and will he crash eventually. He went to live with mt son who drinks heavily and maybe drugs involved.
Tue, 29 Dec 2015
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After going through your query i can suggest that persons with borderline personality will be having the behavior problem right from age of 18 years with some micopsychotic episodes .whereas patients with bipolar disorder will have two manic episodes or one episode of depression and one of mania with full inter episodic recovery.generaly bipolar patients in manic episode hardly take medicines of there own in initial period.so take care he should take medicines regularly.
After going through your query i can suggest that persons with borderline personality will be having the behavior problem right from age of 18 years with some micopsychotic episodes .whereas patients with bipolar disorder will have two manic episodes or one episode of depression and one of mania with full inter episodic recovery.generaly bipolar patients in manic episode hardly take medicines of there own in initial period.so take care he should take medicines regularly.
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in bipolar disoder, he had manic episode in which he is having symptom of high talks, talkativeness, decreased need for sleep, wondering behavior, increased goal directed activity, increased self esteem, and another one is depression in which low mood, lack of interest in previously pleausarable activity, decreased interaction with people, helplessness, worthlessness, sleep disturbance and death wishes.
in bipolar disoder, he had manic episode in which he is having symptom of high talks, talkativeness, decreased need for sleep, wondering behavior, increased goal directed activity, increased self esteem, and another one is depression in which low mood, lack of interest in previously pleausarable activity, decreased interaction with people, helplessness, worthlessness, sleep disturbance and death wishes.
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