Assessing and Treating Clients with Bipolar Disorder NURS 6630 WALDEN UNIVERSITY Bipolar/Bipolar Mood Disorder or Manic Depression, are mental disorders of the brain, in whic

Assessing and Treating Clients with Bipolar Disorder NURS 6630 WALDEN UNIVERSITY Bipolar/Bipolar Mood Disorder or Manic Depression, are mental disorders of the brain, in which there is an extreme shift in mood, activity, and inabililty to think clearly. Bipolar disorder is not as common, as depression, and take considerable toll among other behavioral and mental disorders. Bipolar illness, usually manifest in late teens and early adulthood, 18-25, with approximately 5.4 million diagnosised (NIMH). The incidence of bipolar mood disorder is highest among ethnic groups, Native Americans, and lower among African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian/Pacific Islanders than whites (NIMH). The average age 25 with the initial onset, women are three times more likely to be affected by bipolar than men. The feelings of elation, irritability, excitability or racing thoughts, are often part of the symptomology (Teotia,