Six-year-old Thomas Diagnosed with Pediatric Onset Bipolar Disorder: A Case Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. DuVal
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Pediatric Onset

Medical Comorbidity and Recovery in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (S15) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Martha Sajatovic
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Medical Comorbidity ◽  
Treatment Approaches ◽  
Medical Burden

This discussion will focus on medical comorbidity and recovery in individuals with bipolar disorder. The complexity of care will be discussed in the context of a case study, with particular focus on the medical burden of mania, aging and bipolar disorder, and treatment approaches that promote functional recovery.

Beneficial effect of lithium in female patient with bipolar affective illness and psoriasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Przemysław Filipiak ◽  
Anna Jaskóła ◽  
Karolina Gattner
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Female Patient ◽  
Lithium Treatment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Patient Needs ◽  
Affective Illness ◽  
First Time

Objectives. Psoriasis makes a relative contraindication for lithium treatment which can exacerbate its symptoms or induce it itself. On the other hand, lithium exerts immuno-modulatory activity. Case study. In this paper, a case of a female patient is presented. The patient has been treated since 2012 for bipolar affective illness (bipolar disorder – BD) and psori­asis, which occurred for the first time during a depress­ive episode. Despite intensive pharmacological treatment, both as inpatient and outpatient, a satisfactory improvement of affective illness has not been obtained. After the introduction of lithium, a remission of BD was achieved as well as a reduction of psoriatic changes, which have been maintained until now (2021). Conclusion. The remission of Bipolar Disorder (BD) on lithium can suggest that the patient belongs to the group of the so-called excellent lithium responders. In the presen­ted case remission of psoriasis was observed during lithium treatment. This case report must be treated with caution because remission could be spontaneous and the patient needs further observation.

A therapeutic “innovation”…

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1673-1673
Author(s):  
A. Matos-Pires ◽  
F. Salazar-Garcia ◽  
E. Monteiro ◽  
D. Estevens
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Multiple Injuries ◽  
Frontal Lesion

Domestic violence, particularly violence against women, is a scourge that has killed this year in Portugal more than twenty women.Our aim is to present a case study on the issue of gender violence on a 49 years old woman with a prior diagnosis of bipolar disorder and its (terrible) consequences.The multiple injuries sustained over several years “treated” the bipolar disorder. Apart from a frontal lesion on CT there is now a set of neurological and psychiatric symptoms compatible with a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) “boxer's dementia” like.

Psychosocial Approaches to the Course and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Miklowitz
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Illness Episode ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Psychoeducational Treatment ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
Psychosocial Approaches

AbstractThe course of bipolar disorder is marked by relapses and remissions, even when patients are maintained on appropriate pharmacotherapy. This variability in illness course may occur in part because the disorder is affected by socioenvironmental stressors, particularly significant life events and high-conflict family relationships. Considering these factors, clinicians have focused more attention on psychosocial treatments as useful adjuncts to pharmacotherapy. In this article, a psychosocial treatment program known as family-focused psychoeducational treatment (FFT) is described. Delivered in combination with pharmacotherapy during the postepisode stabilization period, FFT begins with an assessment of the family or marital environment. Then, in three consecutive, modules, participants receive education about the nature, causes, and treatment of bipolar disorder, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training. The overall goals of the program are to restore family equilibrium and improve the patient's clinical functioning after the acute-illness episode. A case study illustrating the approach is presented, and the future directions of FFT are reviewed.

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