Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Bipolar Disorder FAQ
What is bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another.
Does bipolar disorder affect your mood?
Bipolar disorder is a mental health problem that mainly affects your mood. If you have bipolar disorder, you're likely to have times where you experience: Potentially some psychotic symptoms during manic or depressive episodes You might hear these different experiences called mood episodes or states.
What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
Symptoms of bipolar disorder can vary. An individual with the disorder may have manic episodes, depressive episodes, or “mixed” episodes. A mixed episode has both manic and depressive symptoms. These mood episodes cause symptoms that last a week or two, or sometimes longer. During an episode, the symptoms last every day for most of the day.
What is bipolar disorder aka manic depression?
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities.
How long does bipolar disorder last?
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects your moods, which can swing from 1 extreme to another. It used to be known as manic depression. Symptoms of bipolar disorder depend on which mood you're experiencing. Unlike simple mood swings, each extreme episode of bipolar disorder can last for several weeks (or even longer).
Bipolar Disorder References
If you want to know more about Bipolar Disorder, consider exploring links below:
What Is Bipolar Disorder
- https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/bipolar-disorder/overview/
- https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/bipolar-disorder/about-bipolar-disorder/
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955
- https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
- https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/mental-health-bipolar-disorder
- https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/bipolar-disorders/what-are-bipolar-disorders
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