Monty Loree of http://money-maturity.blogspot.com asked "I don't have ADD, but I do know people who are ADD and bipolar. Is there a way to insulate yourself emotionally and stressfully against these financial surprises? Can you anticipate these problems to a certain extent to ease the blow? I'm just curious."
I will attempt to answer this question with two posts. The first post will differentiate between ADD/ADHD and Bipolar Mood Disorder. The second post will deal with anticipating financial surprises.
Academic studies show that between 6% and 7% of adults with ADHD also have Bipolar Mood Disorder (BMD). While both ADHD and BMD have similar components: impulsivity, distractability, risk taking, mood instability. There are several key difference between the two.
1. Mood changes for people with ADHD are triggered by life events, where as BMD mood changes are not triggered.
2. Mood changes for people with ADHD happen suddenly and can change up to several times in a day. With BMD the mood are much longer in duration and can last for weeks or months.
3. ADHD is always present in people who have it, while people with BMD can go through stages with normal mood levels.
A person who has both ADHD and Bipolar Mood Disorder should first be treated for BMD before they deal with their ADHD issues. I do not have a lot of experience with Bipolar Mood Disorder, if you would like more information about the subject please visit http://www.dbsalliance.org/
Psychiatric Phenomenology of Child and Adolescent Bipolar Offspring. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 39(4):453-460, April 2000. CHANG, KIKI D. M.D.; STEINER, HANS M.D.; KETTER, TERENCE A. M.D.
Biederman J, Mick E et al: the Naturalistic Course of Pharmacologic treatment of Children With Maniclike Symptoms: A Systematic Chart Review (1998) Journal of Clinical Psychiatry :628-637
Monty Loree of http://money-maturity.blogspot.com asked "I don't have ADD, but I do know people who are ADD and bipolar. Is there a way to insulate yourself emotionally and stressfully against these financial surprises? Can you anticipate these problems to a certain extent to ease the blow? I'm just curious."
I will attempt to answer this question with two posts. The first post will differentiate between ADD/ADHD and Bipolar Mood Disorder. The second post will deal with anticipating financial surprises.
Academic studies show that between 6% and 7% of adults with ADHD also have Bipolar Mood Disorder (BMD). While both ADHD and BMD have similar components: impulsivity, distractability, risk taking, mood instability. There are several key difference between the two.
1. Mood changes for people with ADHD are triggered by life events, where as BMD mood changes are not triggered.
2. Mood changes for people with ADHD happen suddenly and can change up to several times in a day. With BMD the mood are much longer in duration and can last for weeks or months.
3. ADHD is always present in people who have it, while people with BMD can go through stages with normal mood levels.
A person who has both ADHD and Bipolar Mood Disorder should first be treated for BMD before they deal with their ADHD issues. I do not have a lot of experience with Bipolar Mood Disorder, if you would like more information about the subject please visit http://www.dbsalliance.org/
In preparing this blog I relied heavily on pages 292-301 of the book " Gender Issues and AD/HD" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971460922/livingwithadd/103-1415501-8257
The academic studies that I referenced are:
Psychiatric Phenomenology of Child and Adolescent Bipolar Offspring.
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 39(4):453-460, April 2000.
CHANG, KIKI D. M.D.; STEINER, HANS M.D.; KETTER, TERENCE A. M.D.
Biederman J, Mick E et al: the Naturalistic Course of Pharmacologic treatment of Children With Maniclike Symptoms: A Systematic Chart Review (1998) Journal of Clinical Psychiatry :628-637