The recipient of an MD from the State University of New York - Buffalo School of Medicine, Wayne Macfadden MD is a former Attending Psychiatrist at Princeton Healthcare Medical Center. Wayne Macfadden MD has written several publications on the evaluation and treatment of various psychiatric conditions, including bipolar disorders.
A type of bipolar disorder, bipolar I disorder exists when a person has had at least one manic episode in their life. In most affected individuals, the disorder happens before the age of 50. A family member of a person who has bipolar disorder is at higher risk of having the disorder.
People suffering from bipolar I disorder often start with a manic episode. A manic episode is characterized by a long-term elevated mood that can either present as euphoria or irritability. Some symptoms of mania include loud speech, excessive and unreasonable spending, hypersexuality, and substance abuse. Often, the condition lasts for several months, although it can exist for a short duration (a few weeks) in some patients. If the disorder is not treated at this point, the patient may move to the next phase of symptoms.
The second stage is often depression. In some patients, there is a significant gap between the episode of mania and depression. In other patients, however, depression can set in shortly after the manic episode stops. Depressive episodes last for weeks or months, and symptoms include loss of pleasure, depressed mood, low activity, and low energy.
A type of bipolar disorder, bipolar I disorder exists when a person has had at least one manic episode in their life. In most affected individuals, the disorder happens before the age of 50. A family member of a person who has bipolar disorder is at higher risk of having the disorder.
People suffering from bipolar I disorder often start with a manic episode. A manic episode is characterized by a long-term elevated mood that can either present as euphoria or irritability. Some symptoms of mania include loud speech, excessive and unreasonable spending, hypersexuality, and substance abuse. Often, the condition lasts for several months, although it can exist for a short duration (a few weeks) in some patients. If the disorder is not treated at this point, the patient may move to the next phase of symptoms.
The second stage is often depression. In some patients, there is a significant gap between the episode of mania and depression. In other patients, however, depression can set in shortly after the manic episode stops. Depressive episodes last for weeks or months, and symptoms include loss of pleasure, depressed mood, low activity, and low energy.
