Question 1

how fast can i make my primary affective disorder go away?

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Go Away: If you are using primary effective disorder to identify symptoms of depression, then a few weeks to months of medication and or counseling should improve the symptoms.  If not improving with medication, and or counseling, adding the other can be very beneficial.

Question 2

what are the most common symptoms of primary affective disorder?

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Affective Disorder: Affective disorder is a process where your emotions or affect are changed or is causing problems.  Some use the term primary affective disorder for depression, depressed mood, poor attention, poor appetite, lethargy. Primary means it is not a product of some other illness.  If these symptoms fit, discuss this with your doctor for medication and referral for counseling.

Question 3

do lots of people get primary affective disorder, or is it unusual?

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Primary Affective Di: It is not unusual. Approximately 20% of the population in the US has it.

Question 4

does seasonal affective disorder usually cause many symptoms?

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Yes: Sad is technically a variant of major depression, so has all the associated symptoms of depression but with a seasonal pattern. This is usually depression in winter months which correlates more with length of daylight more than temp. Less common is a reverse sad, worse in summer correlating with temp.  Many people have mild sad symptoms but don't meet criteria for full depression.

Question 5

what are the usual causes of bipolar affective disorder?

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Genetics: Bipolar disorder is a highly genetic disorder, so most people inherit the predisposition. Also stimulant drugs like the amphetamines can also produce symptoms of mania. There are also people who are susceptible to marked sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep for several days has been know to cause symptoms that look like mania.

Question 6

what are the causes of bipolar affective disorder?  is it hereditary, or due to hormones, or drugs, or what else?

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Bipolar: Think of term bio-psycho-social. Biological is inheritance or induced by physical illnesses or medications.  Psychological is relation to early traumas or self-concept issues.  Social is support system or lack of.

Question 7

can bipolar affective disorder mania cause you to stop taking your medicine?

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Yes: During the manic phase, a bipolar patient feels like everything is great & nothing is wrong with them. They feel overconfident. As a result, one may feel that they don't need medicine & may avoid it.  However, this the wrong approach since the medication is supposed to keep one's mood at an even level - not manic & not depressed. So stopping it may make the mania & subsequent depression worse.

Question 8

how do you cope with an affective disorder?

Accepted Answer

SAD Therapy: Treatment for seasonal affective disorder may include light therapy, medications and psychotherapy. If you have bipolar disorder, your doctor will be careful when prescribing light therapy or an antidepressant. Both treatments can potentially trigger a manic episode.

Question 9

what is seasonal affective disorder?

Accepted Answer

Depressed mood: Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that occurs in the winter, when there is less natural light. It is sometimes treated with light boxes.

Question 10

how common is seasonal affective disorder?

Accepted Answer

Pretty Common: Depends on where you live & the amount of sunlight there.  One recent survey in toronto showed a 3 percent rate in the general population.

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