Pregnancy and Elevated Mood
Pregnancy and Elevated Mood Caring for an elevated mood patient who wishes to become pregnant or becomes pregnant requires skill, tact, and an ability to work cooperatively with the woman…
Elevated Mood and Substance Abuse
Elevated Mood and Substance Abuse The frequent comorbidity of substance abuse with bipolar disorder has long been known (1,2,3). Data from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol-Related Conditions (NESARC) show…
Medical Conditions and Elevated Mood
Medical Conditions and Elevated Mood Diagnosable medical conditions have at least two interfaces with elevated mood. The first is when the medical condition is causative for the onset of elevated…
Sleep and Hypomania—The ABCs of Getting your ZZZs
Sleep and Hypomania—The ABCs of Getting your ZZZs The prevalence and consequences of insomnia and poor quality sleep are well known. Worldwide, >60 million adults are affected by sleep disorders…
Agitated Activation, Anxiety, and Elevated Mood
Agitated Activation, Anxiety, and Elevated Mood The likelihood that patients with hypomania will present for clinical care in the depressed state has been discussed in Chapter 4. This section now…
Roughening— When Treatment Fails
Roughening— When Treatment Fails Once patients with elevated mood are stabilized with psychotherapy, psychoeducation, lifestyle management, and medication, they may remain stable for an extended period. It is not uncommon,…
Mixed Episodes and Rapid Cycling
Mixed Episodes and Rapid Cycling The identification of mixed affective states is one of the most critical items related to hypomania that has only recently begun receiving attention. Mixed affective…
Treatment of Elevated Mood With Medication
Treatment of Elevated Mood With Medication General issues As described elsewhere (1), prescribing mental health medication is unlike prescribing other types of medication, for example, antihypertensives or antibiotics. Both patient…
Treating Elevated Mood Without Medication
Treating Elevated Mood Without Medication Treating elevated mood and upside symptomatology with medication is commonplace and is expected in most treatment settings. However, this does not negate the therapeutic advantages…
Treating Elevated Mood— Principles and the Challenges
Treating Elevated Mood— Principles and the Challenges The first several chapters of this text describe the evolution in understanding hypomania and elevated mood starting from a purely phenomenologic perspective and…
