How do I know if I have a bipolar disorder?: That determination is made only after a trained clinical psychologist or mental health professional has reviewed your case and has spent time diagnosing your condition. This is done after some testing but more often than not after extensive researching of your mental health history. Once this has been established your psychologist should be able to make a diagnosis on your condition and will give you a treatment plan to help assist you in treating your condition.

I was diagnosed with cyclothymia and I still don’t understand what it means: For a clinical and formal diagnosis I would like to point you to your mental health professional that is treating you. However for the description of cyclothymia the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders refers to cyclothymia as a mood disorder and generally considered a milder form of the Bipolar II disorder.

Symptoms of cyclothymia include mental distress, social withdrawal and a impaired work productivity. This results in unusual highs and lows of euphoria and depression, with boosts of energy that allow the patient to go without some sleep to severe mood swings which combine with negativity and depression for little or no reason.

My mother had bipolar disorder. Does that mean I’ll get it?: There are a myriad of genetic factors that make up bipolar disorder and the chances in which you’ll contract it. However, that’s not to say that it is a mortal lock that you will develop it. There are also environmental factors that have convinced researchers that bipolar disorders do not have just one trigger, but there are several determining factors that assist in manifesting the condition.

There have been several studies conducted by geneticists that suggest that there are genes which appear to develop bipolar disorder. There have been very specific studies which suggest that there are indicators of genetic involvement when the parent – at an advanced age – begins to develop bipolar disorder that this is a precursor to a genetic instability that could be hereditary.

About Us

With such a prevalent condition that affects millions of Americans a year, costing millions in lost productivity and detrimental to the continued quality of life of those who suffer with it.

This site was created by a group of family members and mental health professionals that see the affects of bipolar disorder on family, friends, and others on a daily basis. This is an effort to educate the patient, the loved one, and the employer as to the special needs of the someone that deals with bipolar disorder on a daily basis.

We at Bipolar Depression Resource encourage any and all to seek professional help and guidance for any and all that have been diagnosed with bipolar depression or those that believe they are experiencing these symptoms and need help.