What are the characteristics of bipolar and related disorders?
Repeated episodes in which the patient's mood & activity levels are significantly disturbed. Sometimes mania , sometimes depression
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What is mania?
Abrupt elevated mood and activity level lasting between two weeks and 5 months
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What is depression?
Lowered mood and activity level lasting less than a year
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What are the types of bipolar?
Unipolar and bipolar
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What are the symptoms of unipolar disorder?
Depressed mood for most of the day, diminished pleasure in most activities, weight loss, insomnia/hypersomnia, fatigue, reduced concentration
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What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
Episodes of mania with unknown cause, episodes similar to unipolar depression, flips between mania and depression
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How are bipolar and related disorders measured?
Beck Depression Inventory
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What is the beck depression inventory?
A 21 item questionnaire covering a range of symptoms of depression. Each question has a 4 point scale to choose from. The higher the total amount of points the higher the depression levels.
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What is a strength of the beck depression inventory?
It is valid and long standing, so should represent depression levels accurately
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What is a weakness of the beck depression inventory?
The self-report techniques used could distort answers
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What is mania?
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Abrupt elevated mood and activity level lasting between two weeks and 5 months
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