By Sidney
Borderline personality disorder is a condition that results is unstable moods and actions. These individuals have a challenge regulating their emotions. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, this condition affects two percent of American adults. The cycle of emotional highs and lows is very short; sometimes only lasting hours. These individuals are more likely to engage in risky...
By Marissa Wilson
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental condition in which a sufferer can feel happy one minute and depressed the next. There are many medications on the market promising relief from bipolar disorder, including some newer ones. Tegretol is an effective mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder. Tegretol has become a first-line treatment option for the disorder, but it has not yet been approved by the...
By Nacie Carson
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mood disorder that is characterized by the oscillation between episodes of mania and episodes of depression. The first line of treatment for bipolar disorder is mood stabilizing with anti-depressant medication, but there are also a host of second-line treatments available. The most common second-line treatment for bipolar disorder is a...
By Shelley Moore
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental illness resulting from a brain disorder. It affects about 1 percent of the United States adult population and causes delusions, audio hallucinations and extremely disorganized and bizarre thought patterns. Symptoms usually begin from the late teens through the early 30s, with the disorder typically beginning later for women than for men. Medication with...
By Shelley Moore
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, occurs in some people during the winter months when there is less daylight. Symptoms include depression, lack of energy, increased eating and weight gain. Because of certain environments, some people may experience an artificially induced seasonal affective disorder at other times of the year, and this includes elderly people living in nursing homes. Seasonal ...