Bipolar affective disorder (BID) presents with alternating depression and manic phases. In this respect RIA News said Alexey Pavlichenko, associate professor of the Department of Mental Health at Moscow State University, candidate of medical sciences, psychiatrist at PKB 1 named after NA Alekseev.
In bipolar disorder, depression may be replaced by manic states. These are accompanied by delusions, hallucinations, excitement and aggression. In hypomanic states, the symptoms of the disease are usually the same, but their severity is noticeably lower, and delusions and hallucinations are not typical.
The main risk factors are heredity, drug use (especially during adolescence) and the presence of other mental illnesses.
Relatives of a person with bipolar disorder should make sure that he follows his daily routine, does not drink alcohol, does not use drugs, and takes medications prescribed by a specialist. It is also worth protecting patients from additional stress.
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