Methods were used to assess 50 clients who had recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The results found that alcohol abuse last longer if the patients had longer depression durations. Although this group studied was only preliminary and would need to be larger for a more accurate outcome we still get a sense of how these two illness might interact long term. Frye (2006) conducted research on different medications used to treat those with a co-occurring disorder. Along with research he also provides many statistics that help us better understand the illness at hand. We learn in this article that men with bipolar I or II have a higher lifetime prevalence rate of alcohol use. Men’s use being at 49% and women displaying a prevalence of 29%. The addition of alcohol can cause serious implications on the course of illness, “Bipolar patients with co-occurring alcohol use disorders in comparison with bipolar patients without co-occurring alcohol use disorders have higher rates of mixed or dysphoric mania, rapid cycling, increased manic and depressed symptom severity, and higher levels of novelty seeking, suicidality, aggres- sivity, and impulsivity” (Frye, 2006, p.678). Alcohol may add complications to an already complicated mental illness, which is why finding an appropriate treatment is important. From the research in this study divalproex and carbanazephine seem to be useful medications that with more research may be useful options in the treatment of bipolar and alcoholism. The next article written by Azorin et al, (2010) is a review of the literature that plunges into the past four years of medication studies to see what information is useful regarding bipolar and alcoholism. These researchers found this review to be extr... ... middle of paper ... ...psyc.62.1.37 Strakowski, S. M., DelBello, M. P., Fleck, D. E., Arndt, S., (2000) The impact of substance abuse on the course of bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 48(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(00)00900-8 Tolliver, B. K., DeSantis, S. M., Brown, D. G., Prisciandaro, J. J., Brandy, K. T. (2012). A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial of acamprosate in alcohol-dependent individuals with bipolar disorder: a preliminary report. Bipolar Disorders, 14(1). DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2011.00973.x Winokur, G., Coryell, W., Akiskai, H. S., Maser, J. D., Keller, M. B., Endicott, J., Mueller, T. (1995). Alcoholism in manic-depressive (bipolar) illness: familial illness, course of illness, and the primary-secondary distinction. The American Journal of Psychyatry,152(3). http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=170880
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Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mood disorder characterized by periods of mania, depression, or a mixed manic-depressive state. The condition can seriously affect a person’s reasoning, understanding, awareness, and behavior. Acco...
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For the future, a yearlong study of at least 10 bipolar drugs are being conducted and compared to figure out the best combinations (Kluger and Song, 2002). Brain scans are also being completed to determine which lobes and regions are involved in Bipolar Disorder (Kluger and Song, 2002). A blood test that allows bipolar disorder to be spotted just as simply as high cholesterol is a process in the making (Kluger and Song, 2002). A blood test will finally eliminate years of incorrect diagnoses, along with misguided treatments (Kluger and Song, 2002).
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According to Jann (2014), bipolar disorder can be treated and people with this illness may perform full and productive in their lives. However the treatment of bipolar disorder is most effective when medication is combined with psychotherapy, and ECT as a last source Jann (2014). Pharmacologic treatments for this disorder include Lithium, as a first source which is a mood stabilizer; other mood stabilizers such as lamotrigine and valproate are effective as well (Jann, 2014). According to Jann (2014), the use of antidepressants and anticonvulsants for treating bipolar disorder are controversial due to the increased risk of the patient switching to mania. The prognosis of this illness will be severe and long term, or may be mild with infrequent episodes Jann (2014). The highest risk factor for developing bipolar disorder is hereditary. The statistic is that high-income families have a higher rate 1.4% than low-income families with only 0.7% (DSM-...
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The ingestion of alcoholic beverages for their enjoyable effects is a custom which has been around for thousands of years, and alcohol continues to be a popular drug because of its short-term effects (Coleman, Butcher & Carson, 1984). An enormous amount of damage can be attributed directly to alcohol abuse as a result of lost jobs, accidents caused by drunk drivers, and so forth (Maltzman, 2000). Alcohol also compounds other problems--an estimated 25% to 40% of hospital patients have problems caused by, or recovery delayed by alcohol abuse (Maltzman, 2000). Clinical psychologists spend about one-fourth of their time dealing with people who are suffering in part from alcohol or other substance problems (Vaillant, 1995). Although alcohol problems have been around for so long, it is only recently that these problems have begun to be associated with medical or psychological difficulties.
I noticed quite a few years ago that suddenly everyone in early recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol was also being diagnosed as bipolar; not just a few people, almost everyone was labeled bipolar. Most of these individuals were also taking medications that their doctor had prescribed to deal with their mania and depression. Suddenly everyone had a “dual diagnosis,” these seemed like magical words for managed-care approvals.
In the disease of alcoholism, there are many psychological effects on the person. It can cause depression, anxi...
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According to Institute of Alcohol Studies there is more than one kind of relationship involved between alcohol problems and mental health, such as: mental health problems may be a cause of problem drinking and vice versa; there may be a factor in common, in the genes or in the early family environment, which later contributes to both a mental health problems and alcohol probl...