• S1E9: Bipolar

  • Jun 21 2024
  • Length: 22 mins
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  • Welcome back to the Parent Doctor Podcast where today I'll be talking about bipolar disorder. I'm Dr. Marissa Caudill, your friendly neighborhood child psychiatrist. Please rate and follow this podcast to help spread this resource, and be sure to visit theparentdoctor.com to sign up for my newsletter or join the monthly book club. It's totally free and the best part is, you don't need to read the books! Bipolar disorder a mood disorder characterized by periods of depression and hypomania (bipolar type 2) or mania (bipolar type 1). Hypomania involves increased energy, decreased need for sleep, and other symptoms, often making people feel more productive and creative, but remaining more or less functional. Mania, however, is more severe, involving euphoric or irritable moods, risky behaviors, and significant life disruptions which are often devastating to a person's functioning. Bipolar disorder can be triggered by stress, drug use, or sleep changes, but often appears randomly in genetically susceptible people. It’s rare, affecting about 1% of the population. The typical age of onset is in the late teens or early twenties. Diagnosing it involves excluding other causes of big emotions and behaviors, which are often substance-induced. Kids with severe mood swings in childhood used to be thought to have bipolar disorder, but now are known to more likely to carry a diagnosis of depression, not bipolar disorder later in their lives. This research, done largely by Dr. Gabrielle Carlson, led to a new diagnosis in the DSM-5, called DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder). Medications for mania, like mood stabilizers and antipsychotics, have side effects, but are necessary for stabilizing mood in this serious mental illness. The challenge is finding a medication that has manageable side effects and working closely with a caring physician to help you manage side effects and find the best medication or combination of medications that work for you. If your child is diagnosed with bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder, please know that resistance to medications and doubt/disbelief about the diagnosis is common, especially in young people. Support them through this challenging time and seek support for yourselves as the family members of a person with bipolar by looking into local groups held by NAMI (see website below). In future episodes, I'll interview parents and patients with bipolar disorder. If you or your child have been diagnosed with this disorder and would be open to sharing your story to help others learn, please email me at hello@theparentdoctor.com. I'd love to include your stories in the podcast. Thank you for tuning in. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow the podcast on whatever platform you are listening on. Your support helps us reach more parents. Take care. RESOURCES: -www.nami.org as a resource for local support groups -Film/TV: Episode 3 of Modern Love (available on Amazon Prime) featuring Ann Hathaway telling the story of Terri Cheney, a brilliant and successful woman living with bipolar disorder. Read her story in the NY Times Modern Love column here. -Books: Kay Redfield Jamison "An Unquiet Mind" https://amzn.to/3VAMTHk which is about her own experience with bipolar disorder and "Touched with Fire" which explores bipolar illness and it's connection to creative genius through the work of several famous artists https://amzn.to/3VAMTHk -"The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide" by Dr. David Miklowitz. Buy here: https://amzn.to/3VAMTHk -AACAP facts for families link: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Bipolar-Disorder-In-Children-And-Teens-038.aspx -UCLA CHAMP clinic where kids ages 9-17 are evaluated for bipolar disorder: https://www.sistat.ucla.edu/champpublic/index.asp#:~:text=The%20Program's%20focus%20is%20on,.ucla.edu%2Fchamp. Join me next Friday for episode 10. Take care! 💕 Dr. Marissa
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