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| “Now we recognize that bipolar disorder is a medical disorder,” said Dr. John Nurnberger Jr, the Joyce and Iver Small Professor of psychiatry at the IU School of Medicine (IUSM) in Indianapolis. ”It is similar to diabetes or hypertension or thyroid disease; it results from chemical abnormalities. It can be treated with medication. People who have this illness are just like everybody else when the mood disorder is controlled.” Nurnberger is director of the IUSM Institute of Psychiatric Research and chief investigator in an ongoing research project on bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic-depression. While symptoms vary greatly from patient to patient, bipolar persons in the manic phase may exhibit constant talkativeness or movement, grandiose thoughts, euphoria, decreased need for sleep, distractibility and reckless, and disorganized and unrealistic behavior. Persons in the opposite phase may feel sad and worthless, have an inability to concentrate, thoughts of death or suicide, change in appetite and fatigue. Research indicates that the illness is highly treatable. For updates on IUSM research on bipolar disorder or for more information on the disease, go to: | |
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