Comments on: HOW MANY SYMTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA CAN BIPOLAR DISORDER HAVE?

By: Ms Kitty

Ms Kitty — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:31:01 +0000

So far everyone here is inaccurate. Schizophrenia is mostly composed of psychosis. Psychosis is a break from reality which can include hallucinations (hearing voices, seeing things that aren’t there), and delusions (believing things that aren’t real like that you are jesus or that people are the devil, etc). Bipolar disorder can include psychosis during either a severe manic or severe depressive episodes. Someone with Bipolar who is manic and psychotic will resemble a schizophrenic very closely….. if diagnosed schizophrenic during an episode it will usually be changed to Bipolar once the episode is over and the mood swings are more apparent.

By: Dr. Biz

Dr. Biz — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:31:01 +0000

no voice hearing for bipolar, and people can have both, they can be mainly bipolar yet hear voices as well. mental illness is a doozy

By: tootsierules.0728

tootsierules.0728 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:31:01 +0000

no if you have bipolar disorder you wont hear voices

By: sooaddictivee

sooaddictivee — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:31:01 +0000

Bipolar – extreme mood swings; get very very excited for a period of time then crash down into a deep depression, could hear voices in rare cases

Schizophrenia – more visual and auditory hallucination, false beliefs about themselves and of the world and probably don’t make "sense", and illusions.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:31:01 +0000

Schizophrenia
* Unusual thoughts or perceptions
* Disorders of movement
* Difficulty speaking and expressing emotion
* Problems with attention, memory and organization
Bipolar Disorder
People who have it experience dramatic mood swings. They may go from overly energetic, "high" and/or irritable, to sad and hopeless, and then back again. They often have normal moods in between. The up feeling is called mania. The down feeling is depression

these can be genetic