Comments on: Depression and Mania: The Bipolar thinking style http://the-mouse-trap.com/2007/02/12/depression-and-mania-the-bipolar-thinking-style/ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: reverta http://the-mouse-trap.com/2007/02/12/depression-and-mania-the-bipolar-thinking-style/#comment-3616 reverta Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:29:19 +0000 http://the-mouse-trap.com/?p=115#comment-3616 It would be interesting to see how much cognitive therapy can help patients with bipolar disorder, since CBT is so effective in treating depression. The available medicines to treat bipolar disorder have so many side effects, that it may be beneficial to combine CBT with a lower dose of the bipolar drug. It would be interesting to see how much cognitive therapy can help patients with bipolar disorder, since CBT is so effective in treating depression. The available medicines to treat bipolar disorder have so many side effects, that it may be beneficial to combine CBT with a lower dose of the bipolar drug.

]]> By: Sandy G http://the-mouse-trap.com/2007/02/12/depression-and-mania-the-bipolar-thinking-style/#comment-265 Sandy G Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:02:00 +0000 http://the-mouse-trap.com/?p=115#comment-265 Hi ricercar, I am still interested.<br/>Crispian123, that was a very cheap tactic to get your link (clinical depression) on my blog. If I see that haappening again, I;'ll be forced to report abuse and remove the link. Hi ricercar, I am still interested.
Crispian123, that was a very cheap tactic to get your link (clinical depression) on my blog. If I see that haappening again, I;’ll be forced to report abuse and remove the link.

]]> By: crispian123 http://the-mouse-trap.com/2007/02/12/depression-and-mania-the-bipolar-thinking-style/#comment-264 crispian123 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:15:00 +0000 http://the-mouse-trap.com/?p=115#comment-264 remember what we had talked about earlier? about autism and schizophrenia? someone at the lab is doing a study. not sure of teh details but its looking at the superficial similarities in social cognitive skill deficiencies in autism and schizophrenia patients and trying to prove that the underlying causes are different. I will try to get you more info if you are still interested.<br/><br/>=======================================================================<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.clinicaldepressioncure.com" REL="nofollow">Clinical Depression</a><br/><br/>CRISPIAN remember what we had talked about earlier? about autism and schizophrenia? someone at the lab is doing a study. not sure of teh details but its looking at the superficial similarities in social cognitive skill deficiencies in autism and schizophrenia patients and trying to prove that the underlying causes are different. I will try to get you more info if you are still interested.

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]]> By: Indian Monsoon Boy http://the-mouse-trap.com/2007/02/12/depression-and-mania-the-bipolar-thinking-style/#comment-126 Indian Monsoon Boy Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:03:00 +0000 http://the-mouse-trap.com/?p=115#comment-126 Thanks Sandy<br/><br/>I very much appreciate you reply. I hope you can postulate/opine on the topic very soon. <br/><br/>Thanks again Thanks Sandy

I very much appreciate you reply. I hope you can postulate/opine on the topic very soon.

Thanks again

]]> By: Sandy G http://the-mouse-trap.com/2007/02/12/depression-and-mania-the-bipolar-thinking-style/#comment-125 Sandy G Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:19:00 +0000 http://the-mouse-trap.com/?p=115#comment-125 Hi IMB,<br/><br/>I am glad that you liked my post.<br/><br/>A very informative link regarding the depression and women linkages is at NIMH site http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm<br/><br/>I would recommend you to go over that. clinical depression should be taken seriously and the local psychiatrist consulted immediately. A mix of medications and therapy should help your mom and sis-in-law get overt their depressive episodes. You yourself can read some CBT literature and try to reason with them and show how their cognitive thinking style is doing them a disservice and needs to be replaced with a more optimistic and positive thinking style. And of course any environmental(social/psychological) stressors have to be addressed. <br/><br/>There are reasons why depression is more common in women (some of the depressive episodes are related to hormonal changes following menstruation, pregnancy etc) and I am afraid some reasons are still not clear. Its a complicated filed and maybe I'll do a post some day tentatively hypothesizing why depression is more common in women. That may lead to better treatment approaches. Till then take the help of local counselor, psychologist/ psychotherapist. We still do not know enough about the causes and how to prevent this, but we do know how to treat and keep the symptoms in check. Hi IMB,

I am glad that you liked my post.

A very informative link regarding the depression and women linkages is at NIMH site http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm

I would recommend you to go over that. clinical depression should be taken seriously and the local psychiatrist consulted immediately. A mix of medications and therapy should help your mom and sis-in-law get overt their depressive episodes. You yourself can read some CBT literature and try to reason with them and show how their cognitive thinking style is doing them a disservice and needs to be replaced with a more optimistic and positive thinking style. And of course any environmental(social/psychological) stressors have to be addressed.

There are reasons why depression is more common in women (some of the depressive episodes are related to hormonal changes following menstruation, pregnancy etc) and I am afraid some reasons are still not clear. Its a complicated filed and maybe I’ll do a post some day tentatively hypothesizing why depression is more common in women. That may lead to better treatment approaches. Till then take the help of local counselor, psychologist/ psychotherapist. We still do not know enough about the causes and how to prevent this, but we do know how to treat and keep the symptoms in check.

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