MANIC DEPRESSION
Estimates say that about 2 and a half million Americans suffer from manic
depressive illness. Also called bipolar disorder, this mental illness involves episodes in
which a persons mood alternates between extreme mania and depression. A person may
experience pressure and racing thoughts and speech, and often uncontrolled reckless
behavior. Two thirds of those who suffer from bipolar illness have numerous episodes of
recurrences of alternating phases. Most people suffering from manic depressive illness
experience extreme cases of up and Dow emotion. Studies say manic depression is one of
the most understudied psychiatric illnesses.
Bipolar disorder is much less common than depression. atleast 8 percent of people
experience depression within their lives. bipolar disorder affects men and women almost
equally, and is most common amongst upper economic classes. 15 percent of people with
bipolar disorder commit suicide.......
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