Bipolar disorder

has 29 synonyms ↓

• Acute mania
• B.D.
• Bi polar disorder
• Bi-polar disorder
• Bi-polar illness
• Bi-Poler Disorder
• Bipolar 2
• Bipolar affective disorder
• Bipolar depression
• Bipolar Disorder NOS
• Bipolar disorders
• Bipolar Mental Disorder
• Bipolar Mood Disorder
• Bipolar Personality Disorder
• Bipolar spectrum disorder
• Bipolarism
• BP
• BPAD
• Manic depression
• Manic depressive disorder
• Manic Depressive Psychosis
• Manic-depression
• Manic-depressive
• Manic-depressive disorder
• Manic-depressive illness
• Manic-depressive mental disorder
• Manic-Depressive Psychosis
• Polar behaviour
• Unstable mood
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1. in psychiatry

   

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2. 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

   

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4. 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

   

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5. These episodes are usually separated by periods of "normal" mood, but in some individuals, depression and mania may rapidly alternate, known as rapid cycling

   

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6. 

   Emil Kraepelin (1856–1926) refined the concept of psychosis

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7. The disorder has been subdivided into bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymia and other types, based on the nature and severity of mood episodes experienced

   

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8. Extreme manic episodes can sometimes lead to psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations

   

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9. a condition in which people experience abnormally elevated (manic or hypomanic) and abnormally depressed states for significant periods of time, in a way that interferes with functioning

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10. Diagnosis is based on the self-reported experiences of an individual as well as abnormalities in behavior reported by family members, friends or co-workers, followed by secondary signs observed by a psychiatrist, nurse, social worker, clinical psycho

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11. Associated features are clinical phenomenon that often accompany the disorder, but are not part of the diagnostic criteria for the disorder

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12. The lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder type I, which includes at least a lifetime manic episode, has generally been estimated at 1%

    epidemiology

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13. The causes of bipolar disorder are multifactorial

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14. There are a number of pharmacological and psychotherapeutic techniques used for Bipolar Disorder

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15. For some, good prognosis results from good treatment, which, in turn, results from an accurate diagnosis

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16. Varying moods and energy levels have been a part of the human experience since time immemorial

    history

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17. Sometimes people who have Bipolar Disorder feel very alone and misunderstood

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