Bipolar

Causes

• No known cause
• Chemical imbalance in the brain
• Genetic predisposition
• Triggers of abuse or death of a loved one

Symptoms

• Depression -
• Feeling sad or hopeless
• Difficult to concentrate
• Loss of interest
• Feeling suicidal
• No energy or appitite
• Hallucinations
• Ilogical thinking
• Mania-
• Not eating or sleeping
• Easily distracted
• Hallucinations
• Doing disastrous things
• Feeling energised and having important ideas

Risks

• Abuse
• Stress due to loosing job
• Bullied by others
• Self-harm in depressive stages
• Social isolation due to stigma

Barriers

• Emploment - prejudice, may no think the individual is suitable for the job
• Educational - frequent absenses, need to work harder to keep up
• Economic - strain on public services
• Environmental - loud busy places may trigger a sensory overoad
• Societal - prejudice leads to the individual questioning their self-worth

Physical impacts

• On the person -
• Self-harm risk
• Suicide risk
• May forget to wash during episodes
• On the family -
• Health implications

Intellectual impacts

• On the person -
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