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    Bipolar disorder is a serious psychiatric illness that causes shifts in mood between extremes of happiness, high energy, and sadness, fatigue, and despair. It affects about 4% of the US population equally in men and women, usually emerging in the 20s. Bipolar disorder has been described for over 5,000 years, with modern terminology like "manic-depressive illness" emerging in the 1950s and "bipolar disorder" in the 1980s. Diagnosis is based on a patient history and symptoms meeting criteria for bipolar I, II or cyclothymic disorder. There is a high hereditary component and comorbidity with other psychiatric illnesses is common.

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    Bipolar disorder is a serious psychiatric illness that causes shifts in mood between extremes of happiness, high energy, and sadness, fatigue, and despair. It affects about 4% of the US population equally in men and women, usually emerging in the 20s. Bipolar disorder has been described for over 5,000 years, with modern terminology like "manic-depressive illness" emerging in the 1950s and "bipolar disorder" in the 1980s. Diagnosis is based on a patient history and symptoms meeting criteria for bipolar I, II or cyclothymic disorder. There is a high hereditary component and comorbidity with other psychiatric illnesses is common.

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    Bipolar disorder is a serious psychiatric illness that causes shifts in mood between extremes of happiness, high energy, and sadness, fatigue, and despair. It affects about 4% of the US population equally in men and women, usually emerging in the 20s. Bipolar disorder has been described for over 5,000 years, with modern terminology like "manic-depressive illness" emerging in the 1950s and "bipolar disorder" in the 1980s. Diagnosis is based on a patient history and symptoms meeting criteria for bipolar I, II or cyclothymic disorder. There is a high hereditary component and comorbidity with other psychiatric illnesses is common.

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    BIPOLAR

    PRESENTS

    DISORDER What is Bipolar Disorder?


    Bipolar Disorder is a serious psychiatric
    illness that affects
    MOOD, ABILITY
    THOUGHTS, TO
    BEHAVIOR FUNCTION.
    Individuals with bipolar disorder can quickly
    swing from extremes of

    4
    HAPPINESS AND
    % = 12,556,566
    HIGH ENERGY
    to
    PEOPLE FEELINGS
    OF SADNESS,
    Bipolar Disorder affects about FATIGUE AND
    4% of the U.S. population. DESPAIR.
    MEN & WOMEN ONSET MOST PATIENTS
    are equally likely to be affected. usually are misdiagnosed initially.
    occurs It can take up to
    in the
    TEN YEARS
    20’s. to get a correct diagnosis.

    When Was Bipolar Disorder First Described?


    Bipolar Disorder as we The Ancient Greek
    know it has been physician and philosopher
    described in clinical Aretaeus of Cappadocia
    medicine for more than wrote about a group of his

    5,000
    patients who had extreme
    mood variants from one

    YEARS.
    day to the next.

    In the 1900s German The terms “manic-depressive illness”


    psychiatrist Emil and “bipolar disorder” are comparatively
    Kraepelin studied the recent, and date back to the 1950s and
    disorder and coined 1980’s (DSM III) respectively. In the
    the term 1950s, ‘manic-depressive illness’ was used
    “manic-depressive and in the 1980s, ‘bipolar disorder’ was
    insanity” to describe it. used as a term (DSM III).

    How is a Person Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder?


    The diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder is based on a careful
    longitudinal history from the patient and ideally from family
    members since many patients will deny manic or hypomanic
    episodes, considering them to be periods of optimal functioning.
    A thorough mental status and
    physical exam is necessary to
    confirm the diagnosis, and to
    rule out secondary causes
    (medical illnesses, medications, Laboratory tests are
    drugs, etc.) particularly in usually normal and
    patients presenting with neuroimaging tests
    symptoms for the first time may be necessary
    after the age of 40. in some cases.

    Based on the results of the evaluation, a person may be diagnosed


    with one of the following categories of Bipolar Disorder:

    BIPOLAR I DISORDER BIPOLAR II DISORDER CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER

    Presence of severe mood Presence of one or more Presence of numerous


    episodes ranging from major depressive episodes hypomanic episodes and
    major depression to mania accompanied by at least episodes of depression —
    or mixed episodes. A one hypomanic episode but never a full manic
    mixed episode is a mixture (a milder form of mania). episode, major depressive
    of manic and depressive episode or a mixed
    symptoms in the same episode. For a diagnosis of
    episode. cyclothymic disorder,
    symptoms have to last two
    years or more (one year in
    children and adolescents).
    Mixed episodes are the most common During that time, symptoms
    subtype of bipolar disorder. can never be absent for
    more than two months.

    80%
    The estimated heritability
    of bipolar disorder
    is approx. 80%.
    Often, people with bipolar Two out of three people
    disorder express more with bipolar disorder
    depression in winter and will have a comorbid
    more mania in summer. psychiatric illness.

    Bipolar Disorder Post-partum


    may lead to depression may be
    cognitive difficulties undiagnosed bipolar
    with multiple disorder.
    episodes.

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    For more information on bipolar disorder from the world’s
    leading experts visit: www.gmeded.com

    Always talk to your doctor about your illness

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