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Unpacking Bipolar Disorder

2025/5/28
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Emily Kwong: 双相情感障碍是一种涉及从抑郁到躁狂的情绪周期性波动的精神疾病。在抑郁状态下，情绪绝望、沮丧，对通常感到快乐的事物失去兴趣。在躁狂状态下，情绪通常是欣快、扩张和自大的，患者感觉自己无所不能。这种疾病影响着全球约四千万人，对患者的生活和社会造成重大影响。了解双相情感障碍的症状和影响是帮助患者和提高公众意识的第一步。

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This chapter defines bipolar disorder, highlighting the cyclical mood swings between depression and mania. It introduces Kay Redfield Jamison, a professor of psychiatry and author, who shares her personal experience with the disorder and its impact on her life.
  • Bipolar disorder involves cyclical mood swings between depression and mania.
  • Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir, "An Unquiet Mind," details her experiences with bipolar disorder.
  • Diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder often take years.

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Around 40 million people around the world have bipolar disorder, which involves cyclical swings between moods: from depression to mania. Kay Redfield Jamison) is one of those people. She's also a professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and has written extensively about the topic, from medical textbooks to personal memoirs. Today on *Short Wave, *she joins us to talk about the diagnosis process, treating and managing bipolar disorder. *Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave).Got a question about mental health? Let us know at [email protected]). *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)