Moody blues: dealing with the highs and lows of bipolar disorder.(YOUR MIND)(Disease/Disorder overview)(Cover story)(Case study)

Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication | December 1, 2008| | Copyright

As unusual as it sounds, the last thing Alexandra B., 20, needs when she's writing a paper is a flurry of thoughts. That's a warning sign that she's slipping into the manic "high" phase of bipolar disorder. "My thoughts start coming so quickly that it's impossible for my mind to keep up with them," says Alexandra, a student at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. "My typing, which is usually impeccable, turns awful."

Bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression, causes extremely high and low mood swings. It also produces dramatic shifts in behavior and ...

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