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Bipolar Disorder (
Mania) - Effective Treatments. The MedicineNet physician editors ask:. What kinds of treatments have been effective for your
bipolar ...www.medicinenet.com
Aug 21, 2007
... Hypomania also differs from
bipolar mania in that the symptoms are generally less severe so that they do not cause significant impairment of
...bipolar.about.comJun 20, 2006
... When a
bipolar person has racing thoughts, it doesn't mean he or she is just thinking quickly. Racing thoughts can be very uncomfortable and
...bipolar.about.comArticle helps those people with
bipolar disorder (manic depression), temper the high of
mania and avoid the low of depression.
www.have-a-heart.comIn the context of
bipolar disorder, a mixed state is a condition during which symptoms of
mania and clinical depression occur simultaneously (for example,
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... The experts at WebMD offer information about the
bipolar disorder symptoms of
mania and hypomania.
www.webmd.comBipolar II* --more than plain depression, but not delusional or psychotic
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Bipolar II is a version of
Bipolar Disorder: depression is obvious but mild
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Episodes of
mania and depression typically recur across the life span. Between episodes, most people with
bipolar disorder are free of symptoms,
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Bipolar disorder
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"Manic depression" redirects here. For other uses, see Manic depression (disambiguation).
Bipolar disorder
Classification and external resources
ICD-10
F31.
ICD-9
296.80
OMIM
125480 309200
DiseasesDB
7812
MedlinePlus
001528
eMedicine
med/229
MeSH
D001714
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. These episodes are usually separated by periods of "normal" mood, but in some individuals, depression and mania may rapidly alternate, known as rapid cycling. Extreme manic episodes can sometimes lead to psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. The disorder has been subdivided into bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymia, and other types, based on the nature and severity of mood episodes experienced; the range is often described as the bipolar spectrum.
Data from the United States on lifetime prevalence vary but indicate a rate of around 1 percent for Bipolar I, 0.5 to 1 percent for Bipolar II or cyclothymia, and between 2 and 5 percent for subthreshold cases meeting some but not all criteria. The onset of full symptoms generally occurs in late adolescence or young adulthood. Diagnosis is based on the person's self-reported experiences, as well as observed behavior. Episodes of abnormality are associated with distress and disruption, and an elevated risk of suicide, especially during depressive episodes. In some cases it can be a devastating long-lasting disorder. In some cases, however, it has been associated with creativity, goal striving and positive achievements.
Genetic factors contribute substantially to the likelihood of developing bipolar disorder, and environmental factors are also implicated. Bipolar disorder is often treated with anti-manic, and sometimes other, psychiatric drugs. Psychotherapy also has a role, often when there has been some recovery of stability. In serious cases in which there is a risk of harm to oneself or others involuntary commitment may be used; these cases generally involve severe manic episodes with dangerous behaviour or depressive episodes with suicidal ideation. There are widespread problems with social stigma, stereotypes and prejudice against individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
Also called manic depression or bipolar affective disorder, the current term is of fairly recent origin and refers to the cycling between high and low episodes (poles). A relationship between mania and melancholia had long been observed, although the basis of the current conceptualisation can be traced back to French psychiatrists in the 1850s. The term "manic-depressive illness" or psychosis was coined by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in the late nineteenth century, originally referring to all kinds of mood disorder. German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard split the classification again in 1957, employing the terms unipolar disorder (Major depressive disorder) and bipolar disorder.
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