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Demi Lovato Opens Up About Bipolar Disorder

A Case study
Submitted By: Christine joy L. Velasco
Charina Bernardo

The Problem:
Demi lovato the Hollywood singer cut herself every time she gets hurt. The
latest issue to her was about cutting herself in the red cutting premier of her movie
entitled camp rock. When she strikes a pose on the camera many people so the scars
on the lower portion of her hand. When demi lovato was corner up of the paparazzi and
press she explains everything. She said that not the first time cutting herself, she said
the first time she cut herself when she was eleven years old. She said the one of the
interview in abc news There were times I felt so anxious, almost like I was crawling out
of my skin that if I didnt do something physical to match the way I felt inside, I would
explode, she explained about the issue regarding the cutting herself. In the other
shows she said in that I thought that writing seven songs in one night was normal. I

thought that staying up until 5:30 in the morning is normal. Last night, I stayed up until
five in the morning. I just couldn't sleep then she fined out that there was something
about her that even herself didnt know what that was. During the tour of their movie
Camp rock her relationship with the teen heartthrob Joe Jonas ended, but the love duet
did not. When she was in the show at the backstage she cut herself she did not ignore.
Demi and her family decided off the tour and go to TIMBERLINE KNOLLS residential
treatment for the woman battle from addiction from addiction, then receives shocking
news from the doctor that she has a BIPOLAR DISORDER.
Life History:
Demetria Devonne Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
USA to Dianna Hart, who was a former Dallas Cowboy cheerleader. Demi is the middle
of 3 children; she has 2 other sisters, Dallas Lovato and Madison De La Garza. Growing
up, Demi won several talent contests and performed in famous venues, including the
Eismann Center and the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show with LeAnn
Rimes. She started her show business career in earnest at the age of 10, when she
became a series regular on the children's television show, Barney & Friends (1992).
After being on "Barney & Friends", she had many guest appearances, like Just
Jordan (2007) and Prison Break (2005). In 2007, Demi Lovato began working with the
Disney Channel. First, she got a part on a short television show called, As the Bell
Rings (2007), but her role on the show ended when Lovato was cast as "Mitchie Torres"
in the starring role of the Disney Channel movie, Camp Rock (2008). The movie
launched Demi into total stardom, she was an overnight sensation. Demi also recorded
3 songs with the pop group, The Jonas Brothers, for the film's soundtrack. On

September 23, 2008, Demi released her debut album, "Don't Forget". Being Famous
today Demi Lovato had experiencing being bullied in her childhood days and teenage
days. She always she was a fat girl, ambitious girl, ugly girl etc.

Diagnosis:
Demi lovato was only 18-year-old when discovered her diagnosis during her threemonth stay at a rehabilitation center in Illinois, where she was treated for anorexia,
bulimia and cutting. Inside of rehabilitation demi lovato sees the symptoms like she
wrote seven songs in just one night, she still up until 5:30am every day. Demi lovato has
recently opened up about what she calls the darkest time in her life, discussing in
depth her struggles with self Mutilation and eating disorder. Self Mutilation self

mutilation is sometimes referred to as self harm, or self injury. Examples of self harming
behaviors include cutting, burning, needle sticking, and severe scratching. Eating
disorder Eating disorders are associated with significant physical complications and
increased mortality. The mortality rate for people with eating disorders is the highest of
all psychiatric illnesses, and over 12 times higher than that for people without eating
disorders.
Treatment:
When demi lovato already know about her condition having a Bipolar disorder.
She always attending seminars at Illinois and she always attends a mental health
support group. And she takes the treatment seriously. She educate herself about her
illness, she communicate to the doctors and therapist , and having a support group.
The recommendation of demi lovato for the betterment of her condition she
always attend a mental health support group, she insists to have a communicate to her
psychiatrist , therapist and her doctors.

Follow- up Program
When demi lovato having her treatments, she said that little by little there is a
changing about her condition. We all know a bipolar disorder is not easy condition it
takes time to cure it because of the ups and down condition was devastating. Now demi
lovato says she will be learning from menta health .

In 2011, she revealed she was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, and more
recently as Billboard reports, the VMA nominee announced shell be joining The Mental
Health Listening & Engagement Tour to further advocate for mental health support and
treatment. She advocates and hopes to be a source of inspiration for others having this
kind of disorder.

Submitted by: Christine joy L. Velasco

Charina P. Bernardo

Submitted to: Ms Maria Nina Marinas