#bipolar-disorder

#bipolar-disorder

Simon Jones, of Willington in Bedfordshire, had to be handcuffed after shouting, swearing and pacing up and down the cabin during the flight on 23 May, a court heard. The defendant's behaviour was "completely out of character", according to his defence counsel who told Uxbridge Magistrates' Court he suffered from bipolar disorder and had not been taking his medication at the time.

My bold declaration had left my graduate school classmate, Nicole, with a look that was hard to read at first, but I concluded that she was about to alert the authorities, and they were coming to take me to the psychiatric hospital-a place that was unfortunately all too familiar to me. After 12 such hospitalizations, and a bipolar diagnosis, I was always on high alert. I had to be.

Each of our cells holds a set of biological instructions (our genes). The creation and growth of cells and the proteins inside of them are activated by our genetics. As we grow during pregnancy, our genetic blueprints tell our cells to separate into different types of cells that then grow into different organs, such as our brain. From the growth of our physical command centre (our brain) comes the scaffolding of how we are able to form thoughts and see the world.

I was at a point where I didn't want to live. Every day was another day that I didn't think I was going to be there. You just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and you will be able to get through it. Everything passes. This, too, shall pass. No matter what you're feeling, never lose hope."-Maurice Benard

Zafar's professional journey transitioned from being a patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder to investigating treatments for the condition at a molecular level.

In a meta-analysis, cognitive impairment manifested in deficits in attention, memory, and executive function in a substantial number of patients, depending on the level of illness severity.