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This paper describes the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and their effect on family members. Discussion Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are both serious mental illnesses, but
they are not identical. Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of "serious mania and depression" (Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia genetic research projects, 2008). A person with bipolar disorder may experience
mood swings that vary from "overly high or irritable to sad and hopeless and then back again"; they may also have periods of normal functioning between episodes (Bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia genetic research projects, 2008). Schizophrenia is a "chronic disorder characterized by symptoms such as recurrent delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and behavior" (Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia genetic research projects,
2008). Michalak and her colleagues note that a bipolar patient can experience a combination of emotional states, or cycle rapidly between a number of them (2008). Marked variability "occurs between
patients in terms of the type, number and length of episodes experienced over a lifetime, the severity and type of symptoms encountered, and the degree of inter-episode recovery achieved" (Michalak
et al, 2008, p. 389). Research has found, however, that "depression is the predominant mood symptom in bipolar disorder, with the majority of patients experiencing either symptoms or full episodes
of depression much more frequently than those of mania or hypomania" (Michalak et al, 2008, p. 389). There are different types of bipolar disorder, and research shows that patients
with type I, which is "characterized by episodes of depression and at least one episode of mania," experience depression "30.6%" of weeks; those with type II bipolar disorder are afflicted
with depression a "staggering 51.9% of weeks" (Michalak et al, 2008, p. 389). Anyone who has fought depression knows how debilitating this is, so its not surprising that "bipolar disorder
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