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What is a Bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition defined by periods (better known as episodes) of extreme mood disturbances. Bipolar affects a person's mood, thoughts, and behavior.
There are two main types of bipolar disorders: bipolar I and bipolar II. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, bipolar I disorder involves episodes of severe mania and often depression. Bipolar II disorder involves a less severe form of mania called hypomania.
Symptoms
Despite the major difference when it comes to mania in the two types of bipolar disorder, there are quite a few similarities in symptoms.
Depressive Episodes
In bipolar I disorder, a major depressive episode (one or more) usually occurs, but it is not required. Bipolar II disorder involves one or more major depressive episodes. Common symptoms that occur in a major depressive episode include:
Insomnia or hypersomnia
Unexplained or uncontrollable crying
Severe fatigue
Loss of interest in things the patient enjoys during euthymia
Recurring thoughts of death or suicide
Here you can find the contact details of the emergency contact points.
Source: Purse M., What is bipolar disorder?. Updated March 2020; Datto C, Pottorf WJ, Feeley L, Laporte S, Liss C. Bipolar II compared with bipolar I disorder: baseline characteristics and treatment response to quetiapine in a pooled analysis of five placebo-controlled clinical trials of acute bipolar depression. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2016
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition defined by periods (better known as episodes) of extreme mood disturbances. Bipolar affects a person's mood, thoughts, and behavior.
There are two main types of bipolar disorders: bipolar I and bipolar II. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, bipolar I disorder involves episodes of severe mania and often depression. Bipolar II disorder involves a less severe form of mania called hypomania.
Symptoms
Despite the major difference when it comes to mania in the two types of bipolar disorder, there are quite a few similarities in symptoms.
Depressive Episodes
In bipolar I disorder, a major depressive episode (one or more) usually occurs, but it is not required. Bipolar II disorder involves one or more major depressive episodes. Common symptoms that occur in a major depressive episode include:
Insomnia or hypersomnia
Unexplained or uncontrollable crying
Severe fatigue
Loss of interest in things the patient enjoys during euthymia
Recurring thoughts of death or suicide
Here you can find the contact details of the emergency contact points.
Source: Purse M., What is bipolar disorder?. Updated March 2020; Datto C, Pottorf WJ, Feeley L, Laporte S, Liss C. Bipolar II compared with bipolar I disorder: baseline characteristics and treatment response to quetiapine in a pooled analysis of five placebo-controlled clinical trials of acute bipolar depression. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2016
