Bipolar Disorder

Region: Jena

Disease profile

Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to mania or hypomania (less extreme than mania), you may feel euphoric, full of energy or unusually irritable. These mood swings can affect sleep, energy, activity, judgment, behavior and the ability to think clearly.

Episodes of mood swings may occur rarely or multiple times a year. While most people will experience some emotional symptoms between episodes, some may not experience any.

Group meetings

Every three weeks at 5:00 pm. Please contact IKOS.

Contact

IKOS Jena - Beratungszentrum für Selbsthilfe Mrs Bettina Brenning Kastanienstraße 11 07747 Jena

ikos@awo-mittewest-thueringen.de dgbs.de