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Mania and Depression | Ride the Tiger

Mania and Depression are two ends of the same experience for people with bipolar disorder.

04/12/2016 | Rating NR

Ride the Tiger

Mania and Depression | Ride the Tiger

Clip: Episode 1 | 3m 35s

Mania and Depression are two ends of the same experience for people with bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder can cause euphoric highs in periods of mania and devastating lows during bouts of depression. As these moods cycle, people with bipolar disorder experience thoughts and feelings most people cannot imagine. Watch these interviews of people with bipolar disorder discuss in fascinating detail how it feels to experience mania and depression.

04/12/2016 | Rating NR

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Ride the Tiger was made possible by the World Heritage Foundation - Prechter Family Fund, Joseph J. Laurencelle Memorial Foundation, Kenwal Steel Corporation, Ethel & James Flinn Foundation, Lincoln Behavioral...

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Clip: Ep1 | 4m 4s | The public needs an education in the unique challenges of bipolar disorder. (4m 4s)

Finances | Ride the Tiger

Clip: Ep1 | 3m 8s | Mania can have devastating effects on the financial lives of people with bipolar disorder. (3m 8s)

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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 39s | There are a variety of intensive options for how to treat bipolar disorder. (2m 39s)

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