Bipolar disorder or manic depression causes excessive euphoria and sadness. According to the US National Institute of Mental Health insomnia, instant weight loss or gain, anxiety and the tendencies of suicide are the symptoms of bipolar disorder. Maniac depression may be managed with the lithium medications. It reduces emotional swings. According to the NIMH, continuous treatment helps patients in a better way to reduce the depression.
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Sleeping disorders linked to suicide attempts!
If you are getting regular nightmares, then there are chances that you may probably try to commit suicide some day in your life; a new study by the Swedish researchers has uncovered this fact. The patients under study tried to commit suicide and 89 percent of them were found suffering from sleeping disorders, including staying asleep, nightmares, and early morning awakening. This study is quite significant, especially for countries like United States where a big number of people are suffering from sleeping disorders and if seen in the light of this study then saying that more people are vulnerable to suicide attempt in the U.S., would not be wrong. Moreover, this study seems somewhat more plausible because as we know that sleeping disorders normally lead to several psychological problems, among which depression is most common, that sometimes brings a person in such a stage where he finds himself in a grim situation and even thinks of committing suicide. However, we should not forget that this study has a didactic value as it proves that sleeping disorders may impel us to commit suicide therefore, just at the knock of such sleeping disorders we should consult psychiatrists so that situation which bring us to a suicidal stage may be obviated.
Insomnia is a symptom that protracts depression in elderly
Insomnia is a chronic sleeplessness, a sleeping disorder. Insomniacs are those who are unable to close their eyes or rest their mind for more than a few minutes at a time. Insomnia is a disease which is more common in the elder masses of our society. There are few cases of insomnia which separately defines how long each kind of insomnia stays. First is ‘transient insomnia’ which last for few days or weeks by some changes in the routine, another one is ‘acute insomnia’ which yearns for a period of between three weeks to six months, ‘chronic insomnia’ hankers from months to years. The study of geriatrics and the statistics prepared by them depicts that insomnia prolongs to depression in the elderly. The statistics from the Project IMPACT, that is a study conducted at 18 primary care clinics where they compared the expert care with the usual care and 1,801 patients participated in it, who were 60 or older in age. Proper care was taken as compared to the earlier care that had been provided to patients, by letting them do what they want to, and listening them and carrying everything in a way they desire to. Special care was taken to keep them happy and relaxed and the results showed that 293 people did not have insomnia, while 207 had persistent and 1,301 had intermediate insomnia. Insomnia can be cured if proper medication is provided to them; and mostly person rely on sleeping pills, but is that is the only way? No, using natural herbs is a more protective way; recent research says cognitive behavior therapy can be more effective, traditional ways, like drinking milk before sleep and taking a warm bath, exercising regularly helps to recover soon and saves you from depression as well, by cutting its roots called ‘insomnia’. Source: Reuters Image