Question

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness marked by extreme shifts in mood. Symptoms can include an extremely elevated mood called mania. They can also include episodes of depression. Bipolar disorder is also known as bipolar disease or manic depression. (Health line, 2018).

People who suffer from this condition find it very frustrating and have a difficult time adjusting to daily life without treatment. They have episodes of mania and depression that can last weeks to months at a time. During the mania phase they are euphoric and do things to maximus level and the opposite during the depression phase.

In order to establish a therapeutic relationship with this type of disorder you have to be open minded and nonjudgmental. This way you can encourage treatment. Helping bipolar disorder patients includes teaching them what to expect during their phases and helping them be compliant with their treatment. Medications they will be on include anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, and SSRI’s which will help with treating their symptoms. They should also seek psychotherapy in order to be aware of their disorder.

Respond to the above post  and explain in 5 paragraph if you agree or disagree with how they would handle a client who was having those symptoms. If you do not agree with the post, please provide how they could have approached the client differently.

Answer 1

I would agree with the way they would treat a bipolar client. The nonjudgemental way and open-mindedness can turn into being a key to get a good relationship with the client and then encourage and motivate him to do better. This will also help him to accept his disorder on his own.

As non-compliance with the treatment can be a big cause of the worsening condition. But if he understands the need, then he can easily overcome non-compliance with the medications.

Psychotherapy can be very beneficial for the mental well being of the client. It allows him to think beyond his life's problem and his disorder. It will improve the cognition of the client.

Antipsychotics, SSRIs, and anticonvulsants are the drugs that would be used to treat symptoms like, mood swings, division, anxiety, loss of sleep, etc.

And we can also involve the client's closed one or his family members in the therapy as it may improve the outcome. Having social support will turn into a big favor of his mental health.