Background to Bipolar Disorder

A review of the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments of bipolar disorder.

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Kay Jamison discusses the eugenic quandry we face when a prenatal test for manic depression (bipolar disorder) becomes available.

  • ID: 1055
  • Source: G2C

2084. Biochemistry and neuropathology of bipolar disorder

Professor Wayne Drevets discusses the amygdala, striatum, and prefrontal cortex as neural correlates of bipolar disorder. Mania and depression may link to the dopamine system.

  • ID: 2084
  • Source: G2C

15371. Manic depression and the thought of suicide, Kay Jamison

Kay Jamison discusses the highs and lows of manic depression, the link between mania and creativity, and the heritability of the disorder.

  • ID: 15371
  • Source: DNAi

10943. Pedigree:" Osawatomie State Hospital: case no. 11491. Diagnosis: manic depressive, manic type"

Pedigree:" Osawatomie State Hospital: case no. 11491. Diagnosis: manic depressive, manic type"

  • ID: 10943
  • Source: EA

1056. Experiencing Bipolar Disorder

Kay Jamison discusses the highs and lows of manic depression (bipolar disorder), the link between mania and creativity, and the heritability of the disorder.

  • ID: 1056
  • Source: G2C

1976. Cyclicity in bipolar disorder

Professor James Potash explains that bipolar disorder is episodic: people get ill, then they get well again and then the illness may come back again at a later date.

  • ID: 1976
  • Source: G2C

2223. Bipolar disorder

An overview of bipolar disorder-related content on Genes to Cognition Online.

  • ID: 2223
  • Source: G2C

1048. Bipolar Disorder as a Genetic Disorder

Kay Jamison discusses how the idea of bipolar disorder as a genetic illness affected her life.

  • ID: 1048
  • Source: G2C

1393. Depression - Subtypes

Doctor Jon Lieberman compares some of the subtypes of depression, which include major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder.

  • ID: 1393
  • Source: G2C

2344. Mania and Depression in Bipolar Disorder

Doctor Ellen Leibenluft discusses the key features of bipolar disorder. which is characterized by periods of mania/over-activity, and periods of depression.

  • ID: 2344
  • Source: G2C