After 1 in 100 manic depression is detected, a specialist explains the symptoms

Bipolar disorder, or what’s called “manic depression,” is a mental health problem that affects mood. The mood swings between mania and depression, and the patient also goes through periods of normal mood that cause changes in mood, energy and ability to work.

And the Department of Health confirmed, in a recent statistic, that one in 100 people suffer from bipolar disorder.

In this regard, psychologist Maysa Al-Harithi said in an interview on Al-Akhbariya channel, that she explained that bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that significantly affects mood, so by comparing a person with bipolar disorder to a normal person. from 1 to 10, we notice that the person’s normal mood changes in him from 4 to 6. As for bipolar disorder, we notice that the patient changes his mood in an exaggerated way, he is therefore more than 10 years old and begins to affect him and his relationships and therefore on the career work; Where he has episodes of mania and depression.

She added that the mood is starting to be affected and there are significant fluctuations, and parents are noticing that this person with bipolar disorder suffers from large fluctuations and therefore needs to go to the specialist or doctor. to get the correct diagnosis.

And she continued: Whether a person with bipolar disorder has clear symptoms, whether it’s the first or the second type, the first type has episodes of mania that last at least 7 days, accompanied by insomnia and d ‘a lack of food, and his actions are dangerous.