A reserve deputy sheriff with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Dr. Jorge Galindo has worked alongside his wife, Miriam Galindo, Psy.D, for more than 21 years as a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist. While overseeing a private practice in Irvine, California, he has expanded his professional offerings through educational programs, such as a doctoral internship at St. Joseph Hospital that emphasized bipolar spectrum disorders.
The "bipolar spectrum" is a medical term that describes a group of conditions related to and including bipolar disorder, a mental health condition defined by clear, repeated transitions between states of mania, or hypomania, and depressive syndromes. Impulse control disorders, various anxiety disorders, and even forms of substance abuse and eating disorders may fall under the umbrella of the bipolar spectrum. Bipolar disorder itself is divided into four categories. An individual living with bipolar I disorder has experienced at least one manic episode lasting a minimum of seven days and multiple instances of major depression. Bipolar II disorder involves less intense bouts of mania, a condition known as hypomania. Cyclothymic disorder is occasionally referred to as bipolar III disorder. It is defined by the lesser hypomania of bipolar II, but at a more frequent rate. Depression is brief and rarely includes the symptoms of a major depressive episode. Finally, the term “not elsewhere classified” has become increasingly relevant when describing a bipolar disorder that does not conform to pre-existing classifications. Generally, this type of bipolar disorder involves manic episodes that do not meet the criteria of mania or hypomania but are frequent enough to demand professional attention. While the bipolar spectrum encompasses a diversity of conditions, symptoms can overlap with unrelated disorders. Some individuals living with bipolar I disorder, for example, often experience the same struggles with attention as individuals living with ADHD. It is important to discuss symptoms with a trained professional to achieve an accurate diagnosis and begin an effective treatment plan.
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AuthorLicensed as a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Jorge Galindo maintains an Irvine, California-based private practice in partnership with his wife, Miriam Galindo, Psy.D. Archives
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