EP. 47 Unpacking Diagnoses: Bipolar Disorder - Comparing DSM & Biblical Symptomologies

DSM-IV Criteria for DSM-IV-TR Criteria for “Manic Episode” “Manic Episode” 1. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting at least 1 week. 2. Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity 3. More talkative than usual or pressures to keep talking. 4. Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing. 5. Distractibility 6. Increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexual activity). 7. Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g. engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments). American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 2000. Biblical Explanation for Biblical Explanation for “Manic Episode” Following are biblical descriptors that more accurately describe the spiritual issues that foster behavior and thinking:  • Anger/Fits of Rage  • Pride  • Anxiety  • Selfish Ambition  • Fear  • Self-Control  • Drunkenness  • Sexual Immorality/Adultery  • Foolishness/Folly  • Idolatry such as:   Control Significance  Pleasure  Acceptance  Approval  Security  PowerResources Mention: Elyse Fitzpatrick & Laura Hendrickson: Will Medicine Stop the Pain?: Finding God's Healing for Depression, Anxiety, and Other Troubling Emotions