World Day of Bipolarity: the sick claim the right to "bring a normal life" and no longer want "to hide, to be ashamed"

The release of Nicolas Demorrand's book "Intérieur nuit", in which France Inter's journalist reveals that he is bipolar, highlighted this disease that affects between 1 and 5% of the French population.

The words of Nicolas Demorand, on Wednesday, in his chronicle on France Inter on the occasion of the release of his book Inner Night, seized the listeners. "I am a mental sick person," he said, adding: "Like hundreds of thousands of French people, I am bipolar. Type 2 bipolar. J-alternate phases of euphoria and periods of depression, but I am treated." "Yes, I am a mental sick person: it's raw, it's violent to say and surely to hear, but I don't…

A very changing person in mood or with depressive episodes should find out if he or she suffers from bipolar disorder. Specialists insist that one has to have the diagnosis and avoid a state of denial, with family support and professional support. The triggers of crises must be identified to counteract them. They call for avoiding social stigma already performing in daily life, with quality of life. The World Health Organization (WHO), recorded …

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects the mood, energy, activity and ideation of the person. It is characterized by the appearance of manic (or hypomaniac) and depressive episodes, to the point of causing difficulties and a major disability in various aspects of life. It is estimated that this chronic mental illness affects between 2 and 3% of the world population. On many occasions, the person suffering from it is not under…

The Hospital Cl�nic participates in the research that has allowed the identification of 36 genes related to the appearance and development of the disease

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