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BIPOLAR - Coggle Diagram
BIPOLAR
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
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avoidance of situations that can trigger obsessions, such as shaking hands.
DIAGNOSIS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, PROGNOSIS
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medical management
MEDICATION
antidepressants
increasing amount of chemical messenger, 40-60% reduction in symptoms of OCD
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PROGNOSIS
LIFELONG MORBIDITY , 32-74 % of adults OCD patients will experience clinical improvement over the long term.
left untreated : symptoms and functional impairment fluctuate with worsening during periods of increased life stress
with treatment ; increased rates of symptoms remission. full recovery, however is the exception rather than the rule.
WHAT IS OCD?
obsessions and/or compulsions. the recurrent and persistent thought and repetitive behaviors or mental acts