Bipolar Disorder Essays
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In this essay I will be focusing on the notion that King Saul suffered from Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD). According to the NHS, “bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another” (NHS 2014). BAD also includes periods of mania and depression. I will be concentrating on...
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Introduction Bipolar disorder is a highly complex condition which is less than fully understood but believed to stem from numerous genetic, developmental, and physiologic factors (Sigitova, Fišar, Hroudová, Cikánková, & Raboch, 2017). Bipolar disorder is not a single diagnosis but an umbrella term that encompasses Bipolar I, Bipolar II, cyclothymic disorder and hypomania (Sadock, Sadock, & Ruiz, 2016). This paper...
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Introduction “No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.” Aristotle. The link between creativity and mental health is a very difficult one to define and even harder to prove. Mental illness as long as history can record has been a taboo subject. It has always been something to be feared, hidden and ashamed of. However, displayed in the...
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