The defining feature of bipolar disorder is mania. It can be the triggering episode of the disorder, followed by a depressive episode, or it can first manifest after years of depressive episodes ...

The phenomenology and comorbidity of adolescent bipolar disorder have gained considerable attention in the past few years. Most researchers have reported high rates of mixed states, rapid cycling ...

The bipolar diagnoses are based on having first and foremost a manic mood presentation—extremely elevated and euphoric mood and in his case almost always escalating into psychosis as well as ...

A clinical episode of mania can last at least 7 days and cause significant impairment. While considered a defining feature of bipolar disorders, mania can also occur under other circumstances ...

What Is Bipolar I Disorder? Bipolar I disorder (pronounced "bipolar one" and also known as manic-depressive disorder or manic depression) is a form of mental illness. A person affected by bipolar ...

Zarate et al. have now examined the effect of tamoxifen in a double-blind pilot trial of 16 inpatients in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. The authors conclude that the results of this small ...

Jan. 4, 2024 — Having bipolar disorder -- a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods -- can make life more challenging. It also comes with a higher risk of dying early.

A bipolar model revealed she knocked all the tiles from her kitchen walls while in the grip of a manic episode. Sarah De Garnham, from Cwmafan, Neath Port Talbot, was misdiagnosed with depression ...