Bipolar affective disorder is also known as manic depression or bipolar depression. It is a mood disorder. The sufferer experiences marked mood swings which are beyond what most people experience. These extremes of mood may include the lows of depression as well as the highs of a very elated mood (known as mania). The number and frequency of these periods of depression and mania vary from person to person.
About 1 in every 100 adults has bipolar disorder at some point in their life. It usually starts during or after the teenage years. It is unusual for it to start after the age of 40. Men and women are affected equally.
The Causeway Retreat team can help you, or someone close to you, suffering from bipolar affective disorder.