Depression Manic Quiz is a test taken to diagnose or rule out

whether one is suffering from such mental disorder or not. Depression Manic is

also known as bipolar depression because it swings between two extremes, or

poles, of mood. The poles are elation or mania on one side and depression on the

other. A unipolar depression has no ‘up’ or manic phase. A manic depressive can

be in a state of irrepressible happiness and hyperactivity, then fall almost

overnight into hopelessness, dejection and passivity.

Depression manic episode typically develops over days and may

become uncontrolled and psychotic. Twenty percent plus of depression manics have

hallucinations and delusions. This is a recurrent illness. Single attacks are

rare. Pure Depression Manic syndromes occur clinically but are usually and are

probably not a separate entity.

The lifetime risk for developing Depression Manic disorder is

approximately 0.6 to 1.0 percent. This is a genetic disorder. For instance, the

Amish themselves have a long held belief that Depression manic runs in their

families. The repository of each individual’s genetic inheritance is contained

within each cell in the body. The nucleus of the cell usually has 46

chromosomes, and within the chromosomes, which are small, roughly X or Y shaped

structures, are the genes. The genes are the challenging focus of research in

heredity.

First degree relatives are at risk for Depression Manic disorder.

There is a 70 percent concordance for Depression Manic illness in identical

twins. If Depression Manic is in anyone gene, he or she may not know it. It is

better for them to take Depression Manic Quiz and check if it is there in them

or not.

The first manic episode is often before age 30, begins quickly

and resolves in two to four months if untreated. One or more episodes of

depression usually have already occurred. Most patients go on to have a majority

of depressive episodes. Suicide is the major risk during periods of depression.

Legal difficulties and drug and alcohol abuse occur with manic depressive

periods. If any of these is suspected in a person, he or she may have to take up

a Depression Manic Quiz.

Depression Manic Quiz helps to know about the illness and

symptoms. Treatment is possible when Depression manic is ruled out. Cure for

Depression Manic has been found long time back. In the 1940’s, an Australian

psychiatrist, John Cade, took a bold gamble by giving his manic depressive

patients doses of lithium salts, which he knew had a calming effect on animals.

His hunch proved right, and today lithium is widely used for Depression Manic.

Administered with care and the constant checking of blood pressure, lithium is a

safe treatment for many manic depressives. If it fails, electroconvulsive

therapy or ECT may be used to control mood swings. Electroconvulsive therapy or

ECT is a refined version of what used to be called ‘shock treatments.’ It

remains as a last resort of treatment with the risk of at least some temporary

memory loss.