Bipolar Disorder
Mood stabilization within a recovery-aligned framework. Dual diagnosis care for bipolar disorder and co-occurring substance use.
Bipolar Disorder
Millions of people suffer from mental illness every day, and not getting the right kind of treatment can make even average day-to-day tasks difficult. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common — and one of the most often left untreated.
At Starbridge Recovery, we treat several mental disorders that often coincide with addiction. Our services are designed to get to the root cause and develop strategies to identify triggers and give clients the tools to function in normal day-to-day life.
Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder characterized by extreme mood swings. A person shifts from feelings of extreme depression to extreme mania. It's a lifelong condition, but can be managed with treatment and medication. Most people experience multiple episodes per year.
When an episode hits, a person can shift quickly from extreme sadness, loneliness, and loss of interest to euphoria, extreme energy, and outbursts of rage or anger. These feelings are often uncontrollable and may last for long periods.
There are multiple types of bipolar disorder — those with manic episodes, those without, episodes of cyclic mania and depression, and other types caused by medications or co-occurring issues. When combined with drug or alcohol addiction, the health consequences can be severe.
What Are the Signs of Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder can occur at any age but is most often diagnosed in young adults. The signs can mimic other mental health issues — and even withdrawal symptoms — making early recognition critical.
Signs of a depressive episode
Signs of a manic episode
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition, but it can be managed and treated by trained medical staff. There is no single specific treatment — instead, a combination of medication, counseling, and continual maintenance helps make the condition tolerable and allows people to live a normal life.
Medication manages the chemical reactions in the brain that can lead to mood swings, while counseling helps clients learn to avoid depression and mania, understand causes and triggers, and develop coping skills.
Dual diagnosis treatment is vital because it is impossible to solve either problem without treating both conditions simultaneously. We work with each client to develop an individualized treatment plan to find the individual causes of the addiction and bipolar disorder and treat them together.
Find stability and sobriety together.
Our dual diagnosis program for bipolar disorder integrates psychiatry, mood mapping, and therapy — built for the long arc of recovery. Confidential, 24/7, and free.