The Health Dapartamento Ribera psychoeducational program Bipolar Disorder

The Health Department Hospital La Ribera, Alcira, for the second year starts a psychoeducational program for patients with bipolar disorder. In Depsicología talk about this excellent initiative Department of Health of the Bank.

What is bipolar disorder?

It is a disorder of mood disorder also known as bipolar affective disorder. Disorder is a chronic depressive alternating periods:

• Elevated mood where spirits are very high, or mania (excessive excitement and euphoria, elation, joy exaggerated, great activity of body and irritability).
• States of apparent normality.
• With low moods, or depression. " Sadness, severe depression, negative thoughts, guilt, insomnia or conversely not wanting to sleep more. Poor appetite or conversely binge eating. Reluctance and apathy about everything, fatigue, and in some cases suicidal.
• Bipolar disorder can occur at any age. On the origin of bipolar disorder is not known exactly has biological components with dysfunction of neurotransmitters of dopamine and serotonin, the genetic component, environmental, and psychological components, social and others.

Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect approximately 2% of the population. In the area of the Health Department would talk Bank of around 5,000 people affected. In the Health Department in La Ribera repeat the great initiative last year. A psychoeducational group for patients with bipolar disorder.

The group is led by a multidisciplinary team of specialists in health. A psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and a mental health nurse. The objectives of this psychoeducational group: that society, family and ultimately the patients know their disease, learn to become familiar with it so you can improve the quality of life.

This psychoeducational group among other things can help patients with bipolar disorder:

• That patients follow the guidelines properly medication.
• That patients receive clear and accurate information of the disease.
• That patients themselves are able to detect symptoms of a relapse before it occurs.
• Improve their social relations in general.
• That the interaction between them to share experiences, support and feel more inclined to learn more about their illness to gain in quality of life.

The psychoeducational group

• It is composed of mixed patients, both men and women of various ages.
• They hold a weekly session of 90 minutes duration.
• Receive clear and specific information about their illness, stress management techniques, social skills and above all have the opportunity to share, support and give opinions to count on a multidisciplinary team in mental health expert that supports them.

Surely the psychoeducational group Health Department of the Bank achieve its objectives and next year will be trained to help patients of bipolar disorder. And initiatives that are needed to demystify mental health disorders. ! Congratulations to the Health Department of The Bank!

Source | Hospital La Ribera.com

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