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Bipolar disorder (previously called manic depression) affects not only the life of the person with bipolar but the lives of those who care for them. Close family and friends (bipolar carers or caregi...

Suggest that they at least have an assessment with a clinician to see if they might benefit from treatment. Mention how treatment might help in terms of what is important to the person (e.g. treatment...

If the person needs to be treated in hospital Some episodes are more severe than others. While many people can be treated at home, sometimes people with bipolar disorder need to be treated in hospita...

If the person does not want your help You may find that the person does not always want your help, for example: When the person is depressed or irritable, they might push you away and try to isolate t...