Are aggressive and destroying behavior, symptoms of bipolar disorder?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

My father abuses me a lot and eats a lot. He is really aggressive. He also has some memory problems due to overconsumption of alcohol. Unless we give food he starts destroying things. So, I think he is suffering from bipolar disorder. What should I do?

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Jain

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Dr. Nidhi Jain is a General Practitioner specializing in Psychiatry and Sexology with 13 years of clinical experience. She completed her MBBS at the Gajra Raja Medical College and DPM at the Central Institute of Psychiatry. She specializes in diagnosing, preventing, studying, and treating mental disorders and can determine whether their symptoms result from a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments, or strictly mental issues. Currently, she is practicing in Bukharia Skin and Mind clinic, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Hi,

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Increase appetite, aggressive behavior, and destroying things are symptoms of bipolar mania. But, in bipolar mania, there is decreased need for sleep. So, it may be bipolar mania. To make a definite diagnosis, I need to know more details about his behavior. Does he have symptoms like demanding behavior, increased talk, tall claims, familiarity, and racing thoughts? When it was started? Is this the first episode? If this is the first episode, then it would be called mania only, not bipolar disorder or bipolar mania. Is there any past history of the same symptoms or any depression episode?

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Jain
Medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team
Published At May 2, 2020
Reviewed At June 16, 2023

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Nidhi Jain is a General Practitioner specializing in Psychiatry and Sexology with 13 years of clinical experience. She completed her MBBS at the Gajra Raja Medical College and DPM at the Central Institute of Psychiatry. She specializes in diagnosing, preventing, studying, and treating mental disorders and can determine whether their symptoms result from a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments, or strictly mental issues. Currently, she is practicing in Bukharia Skin and Mind clinic, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Nidhi Jain is a General Practitioner specializing in Psychiatry and Sexology with 13 years of clinical experience. She completed her MBBS at the Gajra Raja Medical College and DPM at the Central Institute of Psychiatry. She specializes in diagnosing, preventing, studying, and treating mental disorders and can determine whether their symptoms result from a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments, or strictly mental issues. Currently, she is practicing in Bukharia Skin and Mind clinic, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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