Bipolar Disorder: SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, and causes OF MANIC DEPRESSION

Signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder involves periods of elevated mood, or mania. Usually—but not always­—the disorder also involves periods of depression. In a typical case, a person with bipolar disorder cycles between these two extremes—experiencing recurrent episodes of both elevated and depressed mood, often with symptom-free stretches in between. There are four types of mood episodes that can occur in bipolar disorder, each with a unique pattern of symptoms:

Mania

Hypomania
Depression
Mixed episode

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