Bipolar Progression
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Applied Project: Bipolar Progression
D. Teresa Wilson
PSY 496
Professor Dr. Robin Throne
January 25, 2011
Applied Project: Bipolar Progression
The final applied project paper will focus on the severity of disabling bipolar symptoms, particularly in relation to the patient's age at onset, severity of symptoms at the time of diagnosis and effects on symptom severity with the passage of time. The project will be focused on researching the primary question: “Is bipolar disorder a progressive illness that increases in severity as the patient ages?” Little research has been undertaken regarding bipolar disorder specifically as it pertains to the elderly. The goal of this project is to increase awareness of the existence of bipolar disorder among the elderly as well as determine if bipolar disorder itself is, in fact, degenerative and if so, to what extent. Conceptually, the project sets out to measure the following:
The severity of symptoms at the time of the study in correlation to symptom severity at the time of diagnosis and over the patient's lifetime,
The percentage of elderly mental health patients who currently suffer with bipolar disorder symptoms and were diagnosed prior to age 25, and
The percentage of elderly mental health patients who were diagnosed prior to age 25, have a prior history of symptom difficulty but who do not appear to be symptomatic at the time of the study.
In attempting to determine if bipolar disorder is a progressive, degenerative illness which continues to worsen throughout the life of the patient, several methods of research will be incorporated, most of which will be quantitative in nature. In measuring symptom severity, quantitative measures will be used such as examination of patient records from the time of diagnosis to present in order to determine the statistical significance of symptom changes throughout the patient's lifetime. Additionally, qualitative measures will also be incorporated...
D. Teresa Wilson
PSY 496
Professor Dr. Robin Throne
January 25, 2011
Applied Project: Bipolar Progression
The final applied project paper will focus on the severity of disabling bipolar symptoms, particularly in relation to the patient's age at onset, severity of symptoms at the time of diagnosis and effects on symptom severity with the passage of time. The project will be focused on researching the primary question: “Is bipolar disorder a progressive illness that increases in severity as the patient ages?” Little research has been undertaken regarding bipolar disorder specifically as it pertains to the elderly. The goal of this project is to increase awareness of the existence of bipolar disorder among the elderly as well as determine if bipolar disorder itself is, in fact, degenerative and if so, to what extent. Conceptually, the project sets out to measure the following:
The severity of symptoms at the time of the study in correlation to symptom severity at the time of diagnosis and over the patient's lifetime,
The percentage of elderly mental health patients who currently suffer with bipolar disorder symptoms and were diagnosed prior to age 25, and
The percentage of elderly mental health patients who were diagnosed prior to age 25, have a prior history of symptom difficulty but who do not appear to be symptomatic at the time of the study.
In attempting to determine if bipolar disorder is a progressive, degenerative illness which continues to worsen throughout the life of the patient, several methods of research will be incorporated, most of which will be quantitative in nature. In measuring symptom severity, quantitative measures will be used such as examination of patient records from the time of diagnosis to present in order to determine the statistical significance of symptom changes throughout the patient's lifetime. Additionally, qualitative measures will also be incorporated...