BIPOLAR DISORDER - DIFFICULTIES IN MANAGING EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWN IN AN ENTERTAINER LIFE : A CASE REPORT
Arlisa Wulandari, Meily Dini Kusuma, Rachmaditya Pancarani

Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is an chronic and recurrent disorder, a brain disorder that causes changes in a person^s mood, energy, and ability to function. Patients have an increased mood and activity (mania, hypomania or ^ups^ periode) and declining mood and activity (depressive or ^downs^ periode) in their life. Symptoms of bipolar disorder manic episode include sensitive feelings, lack of rest, shot up self-esteem, and depressive episode include loss of interest, sleep more or less than usual, anxiety, feeling of worthlessness, and lack of concentration. Bipolar disorder is a severe mental disorder with prevalence of 1%-2% and is the 5th cause disability. Bipolar disorder is caused by genetic, environmental factors or social. Social capital can be also viewed as the features of family, the community, school, and work. This report discusses the case of a now manic episodes of bipolar disorder that occurs in a woman aged 25 years old who work as a public figure, announcer and other entertainment activity. Patient have been hospitalized several times and received different kind of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy but still having difficulties in managing the ups and downs of her emotion. A lot of individual factors must be considered in managing patients with bipolar disorder.

Keywords: bipolar disorder, entertainer, ups and downs emotion

Topic: Clinical Practice