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Table of Contents

Introduction......................................................................................................................................3

Literature Review............................................................................................................................3

Data Analysis...................................................................................................................................7

Media Analysis................................................................................................................................9

Reflection Statement......................................................................................................................11

Research Proposal..........................................................................................................................11

Conclusions....................................................................................................................................13
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Bipolar Disorder in the UK

Introduction

The bipolar spectrum disorder is a significant health issue that affects many youths across

the United Kingdom. Most crimes conducted by youths come up when such violent behaviours

from emotional strangles are not appropriately addressed. Bipolar disorder is a severe mental

illness that affects cognitive perspectives where the affected persons can experience quick mood

swings depending on the environment setting. The psychological approach utilises the

psychotherapy education that helps the patients intervene with the mental illness. Psychological

approaches help coordinate youth behaviour trends to oversee the treatment process that cannot

be maximised from the medical approach. The psychoeducation vividly outlines the rational

treatment for bipolar illness through patient-to-problem analysis. Depression levels characterise

the consistently changing moods for a mental disorder. A depressive episode could effectively

lead to emotions depending on the environmental setting. Roughly, the majority of youth maniac

episodes for bipolar disorder conditions occur from depressive episodes experienced. Cycling

down the fundamental factors affecting the bipolar disorder condition causes strong emotions

experienced by the people. From the psychological approach, interventions from family

members, friends, and closely related persons may help protect their health and interest, thus

safeguarding easy intervention plans to reduce youth-based crimes from happening.

Literature Review

The literature review will systematically analyse the vital elements of psychological

approaches to bipolar disorder and influence medication treatment. The psychology methods are

essential to provide controlled trials, reviews, and meta-analyses (Welge and DelBello, 2013).

Findings from the PubMed, Medline, PsycINFO, and United Kingdom databases from previous
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years, psychotherapy and psychosocial approaches to solving psychological issues bipolar youths

have been researched. The search criteria used was a keyword search on psychological

intervention such as psychosocial and psychotherapy interventions for bipolar disorder.

The search criteria results included the four types of interventions, including

psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioural, interpersonal psychology, rhythm therapy, and family-

focused therapy (Fazel et al., 2010). Original research papers analysed on a randomised

controlled trial were reviews, and meta-analysis was effectively assessed; most studies conducted

for the psychotherapeutic approach were carried as an adjunctive model to evaluate the

pharmacotherapy on the bipolar disorder (Jerrell and Shugart, 2004). Group engagement on the

psychoeducation on the bipolar disorder was mainly influential in preventing the manic

conditions while the cognitive-behavioural and family-focused method therapies attested to the

prevention approach. It helped analyse the importance of the social environment towards the

intervention of bipolar disorder.

The psychological interventions analysed from the databases proved that psychological

interventions adjunctive to the psychological therapies proved a better intervention through

prevention techniques that help prevent the youths' emotional shifts. (Keyhani, 2013) This

proves that preventing the crucial outcomes for affected persons can be further reduced through

psychology approaches. The stage of illness where psychology is utilised may vary on different

emotional episodes and critical stage for the youth mentality. From the search, further studies

proved that psychological interventions provide a narrow gap between the pharmacotherapy

measures' functional improvement and effectiveness.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy is a psychological approach intervention plan that has

helped many youths involved in crimes get control over their emotional swings. The main aim is
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to develop cognitive restructure through patterns that help analyse the relationship status with

other people and interpersonal problems (Ströhle et al., 2020). The cognitive behaviour approach

therapy helps the youths develop relevant measures that improve their self-esteem and

incorporate ways to assist them with real-life problems. Through the psychologist's help, the

patients develop the incorporated methods; this helps the bipolar affected person learn how to

read their emotions effectively. It summarises the best behaviours suggested when such

emotional mania occurs to handle them with much ease. Essentially, this intervention approach

prevents patients from relapsing since the patient could independently identify early detection.

Family-focused therapy requires close related members to facilitate in helping the

affected person. (Beigbeder, 2002) The family-focused vital aim is to address the environmental

setting and the interpersonal relationships directly involving the onset of bipolar disorder

patients. It enables vivid insights into the symptoms, behaviours, and other possible factors that

may help achieve proper treatment. These include basic modules that are utilised from this

family-focused intervention approach. This consists of the psychoeducation, communication, and

problem-solving module. These pillars are necessary to see the effectiveness of the therapy.

The psychoeducation outlines the useful knowledge that may help educate the patient and

the public on the bipolar prevention atrocities that may result from the flexibility emotions that

may occur after some time, depending on the environmental conditions (Duffy, 2012). Education

of the patients' behaviours and symptoms will help the family strategies to ensure an all-

inclusive-family regardless of bipolar disorder. The communication strategy helps build a

positive perspective between the social environments since supportive measures will be

prioritised to help the recovery process of the bipolar disorder. The effective ways could help

address personal issues that needed family help, thus securing the therapy efficiency.
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The problem-solving module will help bipolar disordered members have an opportunity

on their own to deal with stressors and incorporate effective solution paths for the problem they

face (Anderson, Haddad and Scott, 2012). Ease of managing the stress situation could help such

disordered people to prevent critical outcomes through depressions. It provides the patient with

courage techniques to open up their emotions to other family or close friends, thus preventing

stress. Multiple studies have found that family-focused therapy to be a productive method of

psychology that helps solve the major issues faced by bipolar mentally affected patients. This is

because it utilises the primary environment: the people close to the patients assess their progress

by expressing their emotions. This helps measure and demonstrate bipolar disorder youth

patients' behaviour to be well understood by their family members.

As an individual-based psychology treatment for patients with bipolar disorder, Whist

therapy can effectively use for families with low expression difficulties. Though it is more

expensive than other group therapies, it helps the patient be well assessed, maximising the

significant areas where interventions can be addressed. From previous research, the therapies

have revolved from the psychoeducation perspective. Promising results have been achieved

through education, where bipolar conditions have been discussed vividly. Session education

platforms are applied to the model to gauge the patient's emotional background to seek

appropriate intervention plans. Chung, Mikesell and Miklowitz (2014) conducted a lot of

research on bipolar intervention plans. The investigation targeted 9-17-year-olds who are at risk

of developing bipolar disorder. Targeting this age group, the suitable assessment method was a

family-focused method that helped interactions and the free exchange of experiences. This

program provided promising results that provided essential implications for the treatment of

bipolar disorder.
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Individuals affected by bipolar disorder can arrive at treatment through psychological

interventions attested to the previous treatment success (Maniglio, 2013). Mainly, bipolar

disorder affects an individual's emotional being of an individual; this mental issue can be vital

for life progress because of stress and depression. These people may experience negative

thoughts. (Chan, Stringaris and Ford, 2011)Psychology helps to intervene with bipolar disorder

outcomes through inclusive and individual therapies that help understand affected persons'

behaviours. However, more academic research is still in progress to diversify the psychological

approach to many other mental illnesses and other disorders that affect people. Psychoeducation

has been deemed to impact bipolar patients through based psychological support in the treatment

of bipolar disorder.

Data Analysis

The United Kingdom mental statistics database, mental manic depression disorder has

risen by 0.5% cumulatively each year. This has impacted the high criminal activities for

violence-based crimes for the youths. This has been spearheaded by the symptoms such as

extreme mood swings from high to low and vice versa. In the UK, bipolar disorder has been

ranked as the fourth most common mental health problem affecting the youths. This reflects on

the worldwide view statistics of the problem. In the UK, mental health organisation has

reportedly shown that four million criminal cases are reported annually because of the bipolar

disorder condition. In 2014, younger people experienced high chances of acquiring bipolar

disease as compared to older people. An average of 3.4% of 16-24-year-olds screened positive,

but only 0.4% of 65-74-year-old screened positive. This trend was observed in other states out of

the UK, implying that young people need psychological assistance from the family point of view.
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A suitable and accurate analysis could cover both the age and gender of the bipolar

affected individuals to assess all possible areas and factors on every angle vividly. An equal

number of mentally challenged men and women develop bipolar regardless of race and social

classes. Some people inherit this trait from their parent gene disorder, while some develop it

through life experiences. At times, people get the symptoms early in their childhood while others

develop later in their lives. It is accurately typical for such disorder to develop concerning the

environmental setting. Statistically, it is portrayed that female youths with bipolar disorder may

have crucial depression episodes compared to men. Although the bipolar condition is equally

common for both genders, research has shown that this assumption can be valid since the female

gender experiences more emotional strangles than male youths. The UK mental illness database,

the median age of bipolar disorder is at 28 years.

Crime trends analysis

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17-22 23-26 27-30 30- above

male female both

Source: (Nilsson et al., 2020)

From the above graph, females from early ages experience high consequences of bipolar

condition. The disorder during the life experience as seen drops as the ageing factor increases.
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The percentage increase observed for female youths since they experience guilt is more

emotional due to high judgment levels. It summarises the intervention acceptability rate for

different ages at different genders. Assessing the graph results above shows that early prevention

treatment can be a great approach to intervene in the treatment of bipolar disorder before it

develops and become more critical. From the above table, assessed individuals mainly had

depressive and manic symptoms. This proves that psychology interventions could help treat

probable bipolar disorder through appropriate models to counter the mood experiences. The

analysis goal is to identify significant drawbacks that influence the bipolar condition. By

identifying the problems and symptoms, suitable solution models can be utilised to help bipolar

individuals. Analysis basing on the age and gender privileges will provide a platform for solving

the issues each gender face concerning their ages.

Media Analysis

The Guardian newspaper, bipolar disorder article in March 2018, the psychotherapy

approach deemed productive in saving lives through depressions leading to suicidal outcomes

that could have been prevented at an early stage. Statistics have shown that many suicidal

attempts are because of unattended treatment measures that may vividly help the individuals

solve their emotional issues. The article observed it that young children involved in crimes had

experienced suicidal attempts, but after the psychological intervention, it was reported, they had

developed a positive mentality. The thing addressed by psychiatric during the sections was an

independent forum that helps the individuals find their path. Another article of the same

newspaper pointed out psychology as an integral approach to countering bipolar disorder

outcomes. On 26 November, the article portrayed counselling as the best psychotherapy since
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direct talks and conversations with the affected persons to analyse the personal behaviours that

might be affecting his or her emotions.

Psychology has proven to summative conquer the treatment areas where medical

treatment options have failed to maximise. The Morning Chronicle newspaper, psychotherapists

have utilised this job space in helping the young individuals who are affected with such mental

issue conditions. Psychoeducation directly targets the emotional tangles that may affect the self-

esteem of young children. These young aged individuals, more so those involved in criminal

activities, require proper education to safeguard their future by preventing repeat crimes. Such a

mentality could lead to imprisonment or even deadly situations. The article further established

the complicated relationship between criminal justice and young individual with bipolar

conditions. The risk factors that could affect the youth into crimes were majorly emphasised in

the article.

The youth's low esteem and mania symptoms could affect their behaviour; thus, young

aged individuals can conduct criminal activities. It is more tempting as the relevant articles

address the emotional mood swings that could lead to violence since young individuals may

become more active than the old. Violence can quickly arise when such people experiencing

emotional strangles since their mental perspective is not well informed on the consequences they

might face. Criminal activities because of violence could lead to tragic outcomes since the

sudden change of emotions could be experienced at any time, depending on the environmental

situation. Transgressions and criminal activities are mainly brought about by manic and

depression conditions for young aged individuals. This could be marked by irritability, exalted

mood, and increased energy. Fury can be attributed to the sudden changes in emotions that can

lead to violence-based crimes such as suicides or murder.

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Reflection Statement

Through study behaviour analysis, more crimes are conducted when youths do not take

handle on their emotions. (Dell'Osso, Cafaro and Ketter, 2021) Various crimes can occur because

of emotional swings and depression encounters. The female youth gender has been highly

affected by bipolar disorder since they have attested that they experience more emotional

mangles than the male gender. Criminal injustices occur from individuals with mental issues; this

has shown that criminal activities are not necessarily done to satisfy the jilt but has helped

identify the behaviours and appropriate solution paths to solve the problems. Psychology has

played its part in achieving all these through therapies that have been deemed useful to treat the

bipolar disorder that may develop in young people. Youth engagement in criminal activities has

opened a research platform for psychotherapies approaches that have spearheaded the diagnosis

process. The research proposal will mainly focus on youths' sufficient motivation to behave

accordingly to prevent criminal consequences that may be experienced due to emotional issues.

Research Proposal

Previous youth research has shown that engagement in crimes was not vividly diversified

through gender contribution. The research proposal will highlight both genders to outline the

accurate information that will help solve the criminal activities associated with bipolar

individuals. Although bipolar disorder affects the youths, it can be further assessed into gender-

based crimes that are not commonly occurring on the two genders. The relationships between

gender and crimes need to be positively evaluated to provide proper psychological interventions.

This presumes that an intervention approach for male-based crimes will differ from female-based

interventions. This will help determine the risk of violence and the significant areas that require

more assistance. The obtained contextual findings can be well reviewed in terms of gender;
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therefore, extensive population analysis can be broken into simple tools for accurate analysis. It

will help identify new causes that affect the emotional issues affecting the general youths to

nature them for future behavioural conduct preparation.

Violent based crimes are the significant outcomes that mostly affect youths from

homicide, assault to gender-based crimes such as sexual offences. PubMed statistics has outlined

that individuals with bipolar disorder in the UK commit such criminal felonies compared to the

other general population. The follow-up proceeds to acquire finding of why male-gendered

youths mainly portray such crimes. This should help bipolar intervention plans be well analysed

and assessed to help male-gender youths normalise criminal encounters. The systematic review

of the gender specialisation approach would prevent bipolar disorder youths from learning how

to cope with their emotional issues. Without proper psychoeducation, the youth age group might

find themselves engaging in drugs and other social ills. It could be due to peer reviews, where

they try to find alternative ways to control their emotions.

Doing drugs will endanger their lives and provoke them in conducting criminal activities

that may lead to offences and jail terms depending on the crime committed. Premature deaths

such as suicides could be experienced if such intervention plans are not effectively addressed

through specialised treatment from the psychiatrist. (Jerrell and Shugart, 2004) Crimes

conducted by bipolar disorder youths is a diverse concept that needs to be well assessed through

gender specification analysis to enable a large population to be effectively sampled by the

conceptual finding approach. This research proposal will help transparency since frequently

observed issues will be identified accordingly. Analysing a large group with the same traits will

help psychological therapies attain their goals. More so, youths in the UK are mainly affected by
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criminal activities; thus, bipolar condition individuals may find it hard to control their emotions

once they are faced with conflict issues.

Conclusions

Bipolar disorder affects mainly the youth; if no proper psychological approaches are

applied to the individuals, it could lead to intentional or unintentional crimes. The bipolar youths

need to restate psychological models to help them handle their emotional issues that may arise

due to stress and other depression complication depending on the environmental conditioning.

Criminal activities mainly experienced by youths are violent based crimes that occur due to

emotional variations that provoke youths to engage in illegal activities.

Although violence may arise due to bipolar disorder, this should not prove that all youths

committing crimes have the disorder. (Saxena, Chang and Steiner, 2006) Crime-based activities

should not have exceptions to the individual's mental condition; thus, psychological assistance is

mainly advised to such patients to prevent such issues from arising. Ease of behaviour

monitoring can be achieved, thus ensuring the psychotherapy models effectively deter crimes

from happening. The only practical solution to prevent criminal activities or any other violent

issues is through effective psychological techniques that engage self-reflective methodologies to

control and understand emotional problems such as mania and depression.

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