双相情感障碍 什么是双相情感障碍? 双相情感障碍,也叫做躁郁症,是一种严重的疾病,它导致个体心境,精力和功能运作1方面的转变。与每个人都经历的正常的心理起伏不同,双相情感障碍的症状更严重。 征兆与症状 双相情感障碍导致激烈地在过分地高亢和/或易怒到悲伤与无望之间反复的情感波动,同时,常常有一个平稳的间歇期在两者之间。精力和行为的剧烈的改变总伴随着心境上的改变。心理起伏的至高和至低的时期被叫做躁期和郁期。 治疗
大多数双相患者能够实现心境波动的基本稳定,并且经过一段时间,能将症状与恰当的治疗措施相联系。随着时间的流逝,最佳的对紊乱管理的策略是将药物和心理治疗整合。
译者注:1.功能运作,原文为ability to function,译者认为是社交功能,操作性技能,甚至可以包括语言,记忆等功能这样的功能的一种转变
Bipolar DisorderWhat is Bipolar Disorder?Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is aserious medical illness that causes shifts in a person's mood, energy,and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs thateveryone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe.
Signs & SymptomsBipolar disorder causes dramatic mood swings from overly "high"and/or irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again, often withperiods of normal mood in between. Severe changes in energy andbehavior go along with these changes in mood. The periods of highs andlows are called episodes of mania and depression.
TreatmentMost people with bipolar disorder can achieve substantialstabilization of their mood swings and related symptoms over time withproper treatment. A strategy that combines medication and psychosocialtreatment is optimal for managing the disorder over time.