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What Are The Symptoms Of Depression And Bi Polar Disorder?
i have a son that is 32 yrs old and when he was born doctors said he was a colic baby, cried and angry for almost 2 yrs then when he was older he was mean and violent in some ways, now at 32 he s blaming me for what s he s calling manic depression, says its a genetic thing that he got from my DNA and he hates and has disowned us, i have a brother and a nephew that have the same type of attitude, any thing can set any of the 3 off in any situation, blames me for the way his life turned out. could he be right and have manic depression or mood disorder and or mood swings or be bi-polar
Fri, 6 Apr 2018
Hello,
People with bipolar disorder often have cycles of elevated and depressed mood that fit the description of "manic depression." When a person's illness follows this classic pattern, diagnosing bipolar disorder is relatively easy.
But bipolar disorder can be sneaky. Symptoms can defy the expected manic-depressive sequence. Infrequent episodes of mild mania or hypomania can go undetected. Depression can overshadow other aspects of the illness. And substance abuse, if present, can cloud the picture.
Taken together, these factors make bipolar disorder difficult to diagnose when symptoms are not obvious. A few facts about bipolar disorder you may not know:
1. As many as 20% of people complaining of depression to their doctor actually have bipolar disorder.
2. About half of people with bipolar disorder have seen three professionals before being diagnosed correctly.
3. It takes an average of 10 years for people to enter treatment for bipolar disorder after symptoms begin.
This is caused in part by delays in diagnosis. Most people with bipolar disorder have additional psychiatric conditions (such as substance abuse or anxiety) that can make overall diagnoses more challenging.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sanjay Kini
People with bipolar disorder often have cycles of elevated and depressed mood that fit the description of "manic depression." When a person's illness follows this classic pattern, diagnosing bipolar disorder is relatively easy.
But bipolar disorder can be sneaky. Symptoms can defy the expected manic-depressive sequence. Infrequent episodes of mild mania or hypomania can go undetected. Depression can overshadow other aspects of the illness. And substance abuse, if present, can cloud the picture.
Taken together, these factors make bipolar disorder difficult to diagnose when symptoms are not obvious. A few facts about bipolar disorder you may not know:
1. As many as 20% of people complaining of depression to their doctor actually have bipolar disorder.
2. About half of people with bipolar disorder have seen three professionals before being diagnosed correctly.
3. It takes an average of 10 years for people to enter treatment for bipolar disorder after symptoms begin.
This is caused in part by delays in diagnosis. Most people with bipolar disorder have additional psychiatric conditions (such as substance abuse or anxiety) that can make overall diagnoses more challenging.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sanjay Kini
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