Bipolar Disorder or Bipolar Affective Disorder is a disorder of mood which affects approximately 5% of any given population. Bipolar Disorder consists of episodes of depression alternating with episodes of mania or hypomania. A depressive episode usually consists of low mood, lack of energy, lack of enjoyment, pessimistic view of future, crying spells, decreased or increased sleep and apperite and in severe cases death wishes or suicidal ideas.
A manic or hypomanic episode is just opposite of depression where a person becomes unnecessarily cheerful or jovial, talks more, becomes hyperactive, sleep less, starts having big or impractical ideas, often indulges in alcohol or other substances abuse or other pleasurable activities like indiscriminate sexual activities without thinking about the consequences.
These episodes are usually separated by normal mood and activity level in between. This disorder has significant genetic underpinnings and is seen to run in families. Medications are the mainstay of treatment along with counseling or psychotherapy. It is very important to continue medications even when the acute phase is over and the patient is apparently doing well as the disease frequently recurs if medications are not given for prophylaxis (means to prevent future episodes). Lack of awareness and stigma regarding psychiatric illness are the main obstacle to treatment in a country like India.
So it is very important to look for the early signs of the illness as discussed here and to consult mental health professionals at the earliest.
Bipolar Disorder Treatment and Doctor In Kolkata
Dr. Arijit Dutta Chowdhury a renowned psychiatrist in Kolkata treats mental health disorders like bipolar disorder also called bipolar affective disorder or manic depressive illness.He is skilled in treating bipolar and related disorders. You may have a treatment that also includes finding the right medication or medications for you will likely take some trial and error. If one doesn’t work well for you, there are several others to try. But it can be treated and depending on your needs, other treatments may be added to your depression therapy.
Sexual disorders in males and in many cases females are due to psychological origin. In case of males, more than 90% cases of sexual disorders are found to be of psychological origin. These are known as Psychosexual disorders. Dr. Arijit Dutta Chowdhury is one of the best psychiatrists in Kolkata to treat Psychosexual problems.
