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Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD), previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and abnormally elevated mood, lasting days to weeks, and in some cases months. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with psychosis, it is called mania; if it does not significantly affect functioning, it is called hypomania.…

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Causes
Environmental and genetic
Complications
Suicide, self harm, social, legal and financial problems, higher risk of diabetes mellitus, heart disease and STIs, cognitive impairment
Deaths
11.7 times higher risk of death by suicide
Differential diagnosis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, personality disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorder
Frequency
1% per 6–12 months; 1–3% lifetime
Medication
Lithium, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants

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related to Further reading · 75
Bipolar disorder → Affective Disorders, Alicia, Altshuler, Anita, Apparent Comorbidity, Avasthi, Baird, BiD-CoIN, Bipolar Disorder Course, Bitter, Cambridge University Press, Chakraborty, Chakravarty, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Dan, Demyttenaere, Denicoff, Dietzel, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Findings
related to Diagnosis · 26
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related to Differential diagnosis · 19
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related to Genetic · 16
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related to Epidemiology · 15
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related to Advocacy · 14
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related to Children · 14
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related to Criteria and subtypes · 13
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related to Functioning · 13
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Bipolar disorderCausesEnvironmental and genetic1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderComplicationsSuicide, self harm, social, legal and financial problems, higher risk of diabetes mellitus, heart disease and STIs, cognitive impairment1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderDeaths11.7 times higher risk of death by suicide1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderDifferential diagnosisAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, personality disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorder1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderFrequency1% per 6–12 months; 1–3% lifetime1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderMedicationLithium, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderOther namesBipolar affective disorder (BPAD), bipolar illness, manic depression, manic depressive disorder, manic–depressive illness (historical), manic–depressive psychosis, circular insa…1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderRisk factorsFamily history, child abuse, long-term stress1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderSpecialtyPsychiatry, clinical psychology1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderSymptomsPeriods of depression and elevated mood1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderTreatmentPsychotherapy, medications1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderTypesBipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, others1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderUsual onset24 or 46 years old1.00infobox
Bipolar disorderis aleading cause of disability and lost productivity worldwide0.90text

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