Bipolar disorder in children, these symptoms and their causes

Bipolar disorder in children, these symptoms and their causes

Al Sadesta    November 23, 2019    Comment   

As with adults, children can also experience psychiatric problems. One of them is bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder in children is often not recognized by its symptoms. In fact, if it is not immediately detected and handled, this condition can have a bad impact on the growth and performance of children.

Bipolar disorder that occurs in children can be seen from the presence of very extreme and rapid mood swings (mood swing). For example, a child with bipolar disorder can suddenly become very moody, but a few moments before seemed very excited.

The pattern of behavior and emotion that children have is likely to be unstable. There is a phase where the child is so difficult to set, irritable and angry, or even rebellious. In many cases, this is classified as normal and not a sign of psychiatric disorder.

But in children with bipolar sufferers, emotional and behavioral changes occur very easily, quickly, and difficult to control.

If left untreated, the condition can cause problems, such as the child so does not want to school, the relationship of children with his family or friends is not harmonious, self-injuring tendencies, even making the child more risky to have a suicide desire or drug and alcohol addiction.

Bipolar signs and symptoms in children

Bipolar symptoms in children tend to be difficult to identify and often difficult to distinguish from normal behavior in children. Some of its symptoms can also be similar to other mental disorders, such as ADHD.

Nevertheless, parents need to observe further if the child begins to demonstrate behavior leading to bipolar disorder.

One characteristic of bipolar disorder in children is the presence of several mood phases called episodes. This bipolar episode is divided into three phases, which are episodes of Mania (ascending), depressive episodes (descending), and episodes of both combinations.

Episode mania is characterized by an increased mood. In this phase, children with bipolar can feel an excessive spirit. While in a depressive episode, the child will lose excitement to despair due to the declining mood.

The two things that are very opposite come to change in an unexpected period of time, can be in hours, days, weeks, or longer. Sometimes, there is a normal period between these two episodes.

Based on the episodes, here are some symptoms that may arise:

Episode Mania

Symptoms that arise when children with bipolar sufferers Enter Mania episodes, among others:

• It looks very joyful and has behavior that does not suit herself or her age, then suddenly becomes furious and very aggressive.
• Speaking in speech that's too fast and sometimes unclear, it's very easy to change the subject.
• Very energizing and rarely resting. In the mania phase, the child will probably spend a lot of time watching TV, playing games, and not going to sleep.
• Often thinking is unrealistic and has a belief that he has a certain superpower or greatness, for example that he can fly.

Impulsivity (reckless behaviour) is excessive or does dangerous things, such as jumping out of a running car or jumping off the roof of a house.

Difficult to focus and concentrate.

Depressive episodes

While in the episode of depression, symptoms that will be seen in children with bipolar disorder are:

• Feeling sad and discouraged with no obvious cause.
• Irritability, anxiety, and excessive worry.
• Easily tired and often complain of pain in certain parts of the body, such as abdominal pain or headaches.
• Too much sleep or just rarely sleep.
• Often eating or even unwilling to eat.
• Lazy activities or less enthusiastic about the things he usually loves to do.
• More quiet, often confined to the room, and not going to hang out.
• Pessimistic, hopeless, and feeling himself useless.
• Reckless hurt oneself or proclaim to commit suicide.

The above symptoms cannot be used as the main benchmark for diagnosing a bipolar child. This is because not all mood disorders and behaviours indicate that children experience bipolar disorder. It could be that the symptoms arise from other problems, such as depression in children.

To ensure whether the above symptoms are caused by bipolar disorder, a child's need for observation or psychology screening is required by a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Causes of Bipolar disorder in children

Until now, it has not been known exactly what causes bipolar disorder in children and adults. However, there are some things allegedly can increase the risk of a child to experience bipolar disorder, namely:

Hereditary factors

A person has a potential to suffer from bipolar if one of the family members, such as a mother, father, or sister, is also experiencing the same condition. This indicates that bipolar disorder may be hereditary. However, it still needs to be researched further.

Abnormalities of structures and brain functions

In the brain, there is a chemical compound that acts as a conductetic stimulation to nerve cells throughout the body. This compound is called also with neurotransmitters. If the number of neurotransmitters is lacking, then the brain activity controller system, including those governing emotions and behaviors, cannot function properly.

Psychological Trauma

In addition to the above biological factors, bipolar disorder in children is also suspected to be caused by severe pressure or stress resulting in psychological trauma.

These Trauma can occur due to many things, such as divorce or parental death, false parenting, domestic violence, or bullying.

Is Bipolar in children curable?

To date, there have been no treatment steps that can cure bipolar disorder. However, the symptoms of this disorder can be alleviated with medications, such as mood stabilizers and antipsychotics, as well as with psychotherapy by psychiatrists.

In addition to relieving symptoms, bipolar treatment in children also aims to:

• Ensure that children can return to school well.
• Preventing a child from falling to a free association or using drugs.
• Avoiding the child of self-harm or suicide attempts.
• Provide emotional support to the child and guide parents to provide the appropriate foster pattern.

If the child shows suspected signs of bipolar disorder, please do not hesitate to take them to consult a psychiatrist for further examination. If the child is experiencing bipolar disorder, the doctor can give a treatment so that the child condition will improve immediately.

Can coffee be drunk by infants and children? This is the fact

Can coffee be drunk by infants and children? This is the fact

Al Sadesta    November 22, 2019    Comment   

If the old man said, babies who often have fever and seizures should be given coffee. However, can infants and children drink coffee? Before the origin of giving coffee to the child without any idea of the fact, mother needs to first listen to the explanation below.

Coffee is known as a drink that can eliminate and relieve drowsiness. In addition, the majority of people state that they feel more energized and more focused after drinking coffee.

The danger of coffee in infants and children

Coffee drinks, especially those that do not contain sugar, milk, or other additives, can indeed provide health benefits. However, it only applies to adults, not for infants and children.

The work of babies and children are not the same as adults. Their bodies take longer to absorb caffeine. In adults, caffeine is absorbed within 3-7 hours. But in infants, it takes about 65-130 hours to process caffeine. This is due to the liver organs and kidney has not worked perfectly.

In addition, coffee is not a recommended beverage option for children, of infants under 6 months old. Because at this age, the only intake that can be given is breast milk. Giving coffee and caffeinated drinks, in addition to not useful, can actually discuss it.

Here are some of the effects of coffee and caffeinated drinks in infants and children:

1. Insomnia

Caffeine contained in coffee can make the child awake and more difficult to sleep, as caffeine is able to inhibit the performance of chemicals in the brain that are responsible for sleep. In addition, caffeine will also increase the production of adrenaline hormones that can cause the little one to be more restless and fussy.

2. Increased heart rate

Coffee can indeed make people drink more "literate" and energetic. However when children and babies are given coffee, caffeine can cause them to experience increased heart rate frequencies, even impaired heart rhythm.

3. Impaired calcium absorption

Infants and children need healthy food with balanced nutritional content, because they are experiencing rapid growth and development.

One of the nutrients that the child needs to grow optimally is calcium. Consuming coffee and caffeinated beverages is not only minimal nutrients for children, but also can inhibit the absorption of calcium on the body.

4. Worsening mood

Consuming caffeinated drinks, including coffee, is also often associated with a worsening of mood and increased anxiety. If given to children or infants, coffee can make them cranky and restless.

So, do not carelessly give coffee to babies and children Yes, Bun. If the child is often a fever or convulsions, we recommend that you consult a doctor so that it can be given a safe treatment and is appropriate to the condition.

And be careful, caffeine is not only available in coffee, you know. It can also be found in sparkling beverages, teas, chocolates, and ice creams. Therefore, mother needs to be more observant in choosing the food and drink consumed by the little one, yes.

Let's know the causes and symptoms of depression in adolescents

Let's know the causes and symptoms of depression in adolescents

Al Sadesta    November 21, 2019    Comment   

An uncomfortable atmosphere or a quarrel with friends may seem simple for adults. However, it is different if the condition is experienced by teenagers. If left to be protracted, this can trigger depression in adolescents.

Teenagers do often experience changes in mood or mood. That is why, teenagers who look moody or sad are often considered ordinary things, for example because of heartbreak, getting bad grades, or feeling less attention from parents.

In fact, it could be a depressive symptom in teenagers. If left untreated, this condition can continue and cause the emergence of a desire to hurt oneself, even suicide.

Various trigger factors and depressive symptoms in adolescents

Depression in adolescents can be triggered by a variety of factors, ranging from the environment, hormonal changes, traumatic experiences, to genetic or hereditary.

Typically, depression in adolescents raises complaints and symptoms in the form of:

• It's easy to cry, be offended, and get upset because things are simple.
• Losing interest in doing daily activities.
• Easily blame yourself.
• Difficult to concentrate, often bolos, and the value of the lesson down.
• Sleeplessness and insomnia.
• Easy to feel tired.
• Often headaches or abdominal pain.
• No appetite or overeating.

Depression in adolescents is harder to be detected, because teenagers do often experience changes in mood. Therefore, parents, family, and teachers must be more sensitive to changes in adolescent behavior.

If a change in mood or adolescent behavior is seen to last long and until it interferes with its activities, it is recommended that the youth be brought immediately to consult a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Some questions will usually be asked by psychologists and psychiatrists to find out if a person is experiencing depression is:

• Are there certain things that are interfering with your mind?
• Do you feel?
• Do your appetite and sleep patterns change?
• Have you often felt tired or like running out of energy?
• Has ever appeared a desire to hurt yourself, or even a desire to commit suicide?
• Do you lately use alcohol or drugs?
• The role of parents helps solve depression in adolescents

If a teenager is otherwise suffering from depression, the doctor will give him the treatment of psychotherapy and antidepressant drugs, antidepressant drugs.

During the course of treatment, parents need to do the following ways to help their teenage children recover from depression:

1. Learn about Depression

The first way a parent can do to help a teenage child cope with depression is to study everything related to depression, for example how to treat it and how the technique communicates with the sufferer Depression.

By knowing the information about depression, parents can better understand what their child is actually experiencing and perceived.

2. Listen to Children's stories

Being a good listener is one of the simple steps that parents need to do. When going to listen to the sweat and children's story, choose a place or a cozy atmosphere.

Parents can also fish with a child by asking simple things, such as: How's your day? What are you feeling? How is your friends? Ask slowly and don't be impressed to interrogate.

When a teenager feels comfortable telling stories without being judged and feeling trusted by his or her parents, he will usually be open to the problem he is facing.

3. Invite the youth to apply a healthy lifestyle

Exercising can help improve the mood. Therefore, to help the youth relieve the symptoms of depression, invite him to exercise regularly. As much as possible, also balance with other healthy lifestyles, such as consuming nutritious food and adequate rest.

4. Restrict the use of gadgets

To help alleviate depression in teenagers, parents also need to provide rules and time constraints for gadget usage. Invite the child to do more often in a positive and sociable activity with a good environment.

Depressive symptoms in adolescents are often veiled and fail to be detected. In fact, this condition can not be considered trivial and the handling can not be done in a short time. Therefore, adults as parents or teachers need to be more observant in recognizing mood swings and attitudes in adolescent children.

Lack of sleep after childbirth? This impact you can experience

Lack of sleep after childbirth? This impact you can experience

Al Sadesta    November 20, 2019    Comment   

After childbirth, having a mother's role is not an easy thing. Mothers are required to always be able to be ready, whenever the little one needs, and not infrequently this makes mother become less sleep.

As a new childbirth, it is only natural that our mothers feel stressed, depressed, and exhausted by this new routine. How not? Now all the activities that our mothers do so are limited because they have to take care of the fruit.

What are the effects of lack of sleep after childbirth?

While in the womb, the little ones may only be able to kick in when they're uncomfortable or just changing positions. Another case after birth, he could have been fussy and crying fast, when mother Middle Sleepy was amazing. As a result of Mother's sleep, it could interfere with mother's days.

Lack of sleep is not a trivial thing. Some negative impacts that mothers can feel due to lack of sleep after childbirth are:

1. Less focus

Lack of sleep can cause mother to be less focused and difficult to concentrate in doing various activities. For example, when bathing the little one, mother instead of rubbing soap to her body, but instead the shampoo that mother chose.

2. Messy and irritable Mood

Is mother becoming more irritable and offended since childbirth? If so, try to check the mother's bedtime. Lack of sleep can cause the mood to become messy, so that mother becomes irritable and offended.

In fact, prolonged sleep deprivation can make mother depressed or feel anxious constantly.

3. Weak body Endurance

Lack of sleep can also make mother's body become easily sick. A study reveals that sleep deprivation makes one easier to get infected and also has a lower or longer recovery chance than a person who sleeps enough every day.

This is because while sleeping, the body releases cytokine proteins that support sleep to be more restful. But not only that, cytokines also play a role in fighting infections and inflammation. Hence if the mother is asleep, the cytokine production is reduced and more easily sick.

Gak wonder, if the mother again sick, keep the doctor says "take a break, yes!"

4. Passionate sex decline

When the mother is asleep, don't be surprised when the arousal has become decreased. Not only the problem of stamina and sexual arousal, breastfeeding also makes estrogen levels decreased, resulting in the production of natural lubricants in the vagina reduced. As a result, vagina mother becomes drier.

5. Easy to Forget

While sleeping, the body is resting, but not with the brain. This moment is used by the brain to store all the information obtained during the full day, then processed and saved into memory. Well, when the mother is asleep, the brain can experience distractions in this process, making the mother easy to forget.

If mother is feeling asleep, it's good to talk about this to your spouse or family. The goal is so that one of them can help to keep the little ones, and mother can take the time to rest.

If you sleep poorly after giving birth to a bad impact on the lives of our mother, please do not hesitate to consult a doctor to get the proper treatment.

Can babies in content already cry?

Can babies in content already cry?

Al Sadesta    November 19, 2019    Comment   

In the womb, babies are not only able to hear and respond to sound, but are also believed to be crying. Really so? Check out the answer here, let!

Info on the baby can be cried since the content is not only a thumb, Bun. There are some studies that have already shown this. Through ULTRASOUND examination in the study, the fetus is seen to cry.

The facts behind baby crying while in the womb

According to research, babies can already cry as the age of content stepped 28 weeks. However, it does not mean the cry can be heard yes, Bun. Fetal cry is only visible from gestures and facial expressions.

The movements recorded by ULTRASOUND and being a sign of a crying baby are his mouth open, his tongue is down, his chin vibrating, and his breath becomes irregular.

Various expressions of the child's face, including crying, can indeed be seen when Bunda performs a pregnancy ULTRASOUND examination. This facial expression will be more varied as the age of Mother's content is getting bigger.

Why babies cry while in the womb

Well, my mother is curious, what makes the fetus cry in the womb? Researchers believe that the fetus is crying not because it is in pain, but as a response when shocked against sudden changes, such as loud noises.

Moreover, another unique fact that the mother needs to know is crying baby while in the womb can be a sign that she grows healthy. The more facial expressions are displayed in the womb, including crying, meaning the baby is growing and ready to live out of the womb.

So, mother does not have to worry when looking at the little facial expressions like crying during USG examination. It is normal Kok, Bun. As long as our mothers routinely have the content checked in to the doctor, the health of the little ones in the womb can be well monitored.

What causes the left chest pain?

What causes the left chest pain?

Al Sadesta    Mei 17, 2019    Comment   

The left hurting is commonly related to a grievous heart failure. However, it may be caused by different disorders. Some disorders which will cause hurting within the left Bemacam-sorts, starting from symptom, issues within the lungs, to asystole.

If you expertise left hurting caused by a heart failure, you would like medical facilitate as quickly as potential. However, once it's caused by different disorders, it usually doesn't need emergency help.

Therefore, it's necessary that you simply grasp what square measure the causes of the left hurting and therefore the incidental to symptoms, in order that you'll get the proper treatment.

Identify causes and symptoms

Here square measure some disorders that will cause hurting, among them:

Cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest happens once the blood flow to the guts muscle is suddenly blocked. If the left hurting is thanks to a heart failure, you'll feel your chest is ironed, kneaded, and seem a severe sense within the thoracic cavity. it's not uncommon to be amid pain.

In addition, there might also be pain like ditusuk-tusuk or symptom within the left arm, which may propagate to the proper arm. The arm will feel weaker or heavier than usual.

When a heart failure arises, there could also be symptoms of shortness of breath, extraordinary fatigue, cold sweat, and headaches. The symptoms might take issue from everyone.

Angina

Angina could be a condition caused by the narrowness of the arteries to the guts, in order that blood flow doesn't flow usually. The perceived symptom could be a chest of tightness or sharp pain like muscle cramps within the left chest, shortness of breath, and can in all probability feel terribly tired. it always happens once physical activity that creates the guts work more durable.

Disorders of the channel

When several gases square measure shaped within the intestines and therefore the body has not free all, the gas becomes stacked and encourages the gut in order that the hurting will arise. This condition is typically amid symptoms of abdomen feeling puffed and infrequently belching. Another GI tract disorder is GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease), that could be a reverse flow of internal organ contents into the passageway. abdomen acid will injury the passageway and cause pain of the liver.

Lung issues

Pulmonary infections will cause respiratory disorder and membrane round the lungs (pleuritis). one in all the symptoms which will occur is hurting on the left that's more and more felt once respiration and amid a deep cough or breathless breath.

Stress

Not solely physical disorders, stress may cause hurting left. Uncontrollable stress will cause a way of tightness. This condition may be exacerbated with unhealthy lifestyles, like smoking and excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages. If this condition isn't handled suitably, it will cause heart condition.

Injury

Injuries to the chest, like AN overstretched muscle or depressed nerve, might cause the left hurting. The pain caused by a depressed nerve may cause symptom to the arm that's typically misinterpreted as a heart failure.

The importance of precise handling

The treatment of the left hurting varies counting on the cause. most significantly, determine the symptoms that need a awfully necessary action, like the everyday pain caused by a heart failure.

When you feel hurting, strive lying down and take a brief breath some times. Loosen your garments, you'll conjointly drink water which will facilitate relax. additionally, pain reliever medications might facilitate relieve pain.

However, request medical attention forthwith if the hurting is experienced:

• It feels serious, as depressed and kneaded.
• Spread from chest to arm, back, and jaw.
• Lasts over quarter-hour.

Accompanied by nausea, instinctive reflex blood, shortness of breath and a sweating body.

Have a risk of coronary heart condition. This risk will arise if you smoke, suffer from avoirdupois, high pressure level, high sterol, or polygenic disease.

Don't underestimate the left hurting you are feeling. forthwith raise a doctor or medical examiner to spot the symptom you are feeling so as to get applicable relief.

Know the role of physiotherapist and the conditions it handled

Know the role of physiotherapist and the conditions it handled

Al Sadesta    Mei 16, 2019    Comment   

Physiotherapist is a medical practitioner who has special skills in conducting treatment related to motion disorder and body function.

A physiotherapist must complete the Bachelor of Physiotherapy Education in at least 4 years. He/she must also have a certificate of Physiotherapist competence and registration letter of physiotherapist as a condition of undergoing a duty in the hospital or clinic.

Conditions that can be dealt with physiotherapist

The main purpose of physiotherapy is to restore or minimize the disruption of the motion system and bodily functions due to injury or illness.

Here are some conditions involving physiotherapist in their treatment:

• Respiratory disorders, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis.
• Neurological disorders, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease.
• Neuromuscular disorders, such as back pain, arthritis, neck injuries, and fractures of the arms or limbs.
• Cardiovascular disorders (heart and blood vessels), such as coronary heart disease, and rehabilitation after cardiac arrest.
• The treatment of this physiotherapist is not intended for adults only. Children who experience the above conditions or other conditions, such as spina Bifilda and cerebral palsy, also require the treatment of a physiotherapist.

Some measures performed by physiotherapist

There are three main treatment methods performed by physiotherapist, namely:

Manual Therapy

Manual therapy is performed by a physiotherapist by moving, massaging, or manipulating the body part of the patient experiencing impaired function. This therapy can relieve pain or stiffness in joints and muscles, blood circulation, restore movement disorders, and help with relaxation.

Movement exercises

In this therapeutic method, physiotherapist provides training to the patient to improve mobility, and strengthen joints and muscles. For example, the exercises move the whole body, walking with the help of a cane, or therapy with water or hydrotherapy.

In addition, physiotherapists will also teach the patient the exercise movement that can be performed independently at home, to help relieve pain or reduce the risk of injury.

Education and advice

In addition to manual therapy and movement exercises, physiotherapists will teach patients about a healthy lifestyle, such as maintaining an ideal body weight and exercising regularly. Physiotherapists will also usually provide special recommendations, such as good posture when sleeping, sitting, and walking, as well as the correct position when lifting heavy objects. It is useful for reducing pain and risk of injury.

Besides the above three methods, physiotherapists sometimes also do special techniques to reduce pain and help the recovery process, such as acupuncture, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and ultrasound therapy.

Before meeting a physiotherapist, it is a good idea to record some of the information that may be needed to determine the appropriate treatment:

• Your history of complaints and symptoms are in detail.
• Changes or difficulties you experience due to your condition, ranging from difficulty to doing daily activities to stress or depression.
• History of the disease that you have and are experiencing, including allergies.
• List all medications and supplements you are consuming.

To get the treatment from a physiotherapist, you need to request a recommendation from a medical rehabilitation specialist, so that the treatment is given according to your condition and needs.