t of elated, expansive, irritableor hyperactive mood. Their speech becomes hard tounderstand, they have ideas racing through their head, theyhave incredibly high self esteem, they rarely feel tired andthey are often involved in activities that could possiblyharm them. Rarest symptoms were periods of loss of allinterest and retardation or agitation (Weisman, 1991). As the National Depressive and Manic DepressiveAssociation (MDMDA) has demonstrated, bipolar disorder canparticipate in developmental delays, marital and familyproblems, loss of jobs and an inability to keep a steadyincome. Many bipolar patients report that the depressionsare longer and come more frequent when the individual getsolder. Schizophrenia has commonly been diagnosed topatients suffering from bipolar and can be misdiagnosed formost of their lives. The speech patterns help doctors to seea difference between the two disorders.The first signs orsymptoms of Bipolar disorder usually occur between the agesof 20 and 30 years of age, and then are seen again in womenin their 40s. A typical bipolar patient will most likely experience eight to ten episodes in their lifetime. However,there are those who have rapid cycling and can experiencemore episodes of mania and depression that succeed eachother without a period of remission (DSM III-R). The threestages of mania begin with hypomania, this is where thepatients are often very energetic , hyper and assertive. Thehypomania state has shown doctors that a person sufferingfrom bipolar almost feels addicted to their mania. Hypomania progresses into mania as the transition is markedby loss of judgment. Often, a paranoid or irritablecharacter begins to manifest. The third stage of mania isbecomes clear when the patient experiences delusions withoften paranoid themes. Speech is generally rapid andbehavior manifests with hyperactivity and sometimesassaultiveness. When both manic and depressive symptoms occur at thesame time it is cal...
