Factors which confuses between Bipolar disorder & Depression?

Bipolar disorder:

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness, which can be observed by the extreme change in the mood from high to low called mania & low to high called depression. Sometimes people feel both at the same time, which is quite difficult to measure the exact disorder in the respective human being.

Common causes of Bipolar disorder:

1.      Hormonal imbalance

Sometimes hormonal imbalance causes extreme changes in someone’s behavior & mood.

2.      Environmental factors

Drug abuse, mental stress like significant loss, career stress may affect a person’s activity leading into depression.

Some general factors like being easily distracted, higher than usual frequency of talking, reduced sleep, high or irritated mood etc

The difference between bipolar & depressive disorder can be measured as depression disorder is unipolar whereas bipolar disorder is “mania”.

You may feel frustrated by talking with a person having bipolar disorder with whom you cannot argue on a specific topic. Staying away from intense conversation with the affected person is highly recommended by professionals.

There is no specific blood test or brain scan to diagnose bipolar disorder, but doctors may choose some thyroid function test or urine analysis, which determines whether other factors could be causing your symptoms.

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Does Nutrition really affect our Mental Health & Psychology?

Nutritional Psychiatry:

Nutrition psychiatry offers a case study for the diseases associated with Mental Health & psychology. Consistent evidence from many literatures shown that, quality of individual’s diets may cause the common mental illnesses.

Nutritional Psychiatric disorders

•          Depression
•          Bipolar disorder,
•          Schizophrenia and anxiety disorders,
•          Eating disorders,
•          Attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD),
•          Addiction
•          Autism

New intervention studies are being implemented to reduce these mental health diseases like depression with perfect dietary plans & medications. Some selected nutraceuticals are acting as adjunctive treatments & a major alternative of pharmaceutical medicines for the mental health diseases by claiming psychological benefits.

Nutraceuticals are having extra health benefits including the basic nutritional value found in foods. They can be considered as the non-specific biological therapies used to promote general well-being, control symptoms and prevent malignant processes.

Mental health problems among older Adults

Risk factors for old age people (Geriatric Psychiatry disorders)

It has been seen worldwide that, old age people are mainly suffering by four common psychological disorders, such as: anxiety disorders, substance abuse, psychotic disorders & depression. During the age of 50-70 years, people find these kinds of disorders affecting mostly these old ages.

It has been found that, many therapies & medications are available for these kinds of disorders, but rapid increase in the rate of geriatric psychiatry disorders indicates that today’s running medications & therapies are not up to the mark we have achieved. Professional psychiatrists & young researchers need to bring a remarkable change in the therapy & consulting techniques to minimize the percentage of disorder.

Growth in the old age population means a direct increase in age-related diseases such as dementia and poor mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, suicide and serious constraints on the quality of life among elderly individuals.

Treatments like behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and cognitive bibliotherapy, problem solving therapy, brief psychodynamic therapy, and life review/reminiscence therapy are effective treatments normally applied on the old age generation.

Risk factors for mental health problems among older adults

There may be multiple risk factors for mental health issues at any point in life. Older individuals may experience life stress common to all people, but too stress that are more common in later life, like a critical continuous loss in capacities and a decrease in functional capacity. For illustration, older adults may experience reduced mobility, chronic pain, frailty or other health problems, for which they require a few form of long-term care.

Can drug addiction be treated?

What is drug addiction?

Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by compulsive, or uncontrollable, drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences and changes in the brain, which can be long-lasting. These changes in the brain can lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who use drugs. Drug addiction is also a relapsing disease. Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop.

The path to drug addiction begins with the voluntary act of taking drugs. But over time, a person's ability to choose not to do so becomes compromised. Seeking and taking the drug becomes compulsive. This is mostly due to the effects of long-term drug exposure on brain function. Addiction affects parts of the brain involved in reward and motivation, learning and memory, and control over behavior. Addiction is a disease that affects both the brain and behavior.

Can drug addiction be treated?

Yes, but it’s not simple. Because addiction is a chronic disease, people can’t simply stop using drugs for a few days and be cured. Most patients need long-term or repeated care to stop using completely and recover their lives.

For more researches & information on drug addiction, take part in “33rd International Conference on Psychiatry &Mental Health”, which has been scheduled on June 25-26, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.