
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks,... Wikipedia
- Specialty: Psychiatry, clinical psychology
- Symptoms: Periods of depression and elevated mood
- Usual onset: 25 years old
- Causes: Environmental and genetic
- Risk factors: Family history, childhood abuse, long-term stress
- Differential diagnosis: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, personality disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorder
- Medication: Lithium, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants
- Treatment: Psychotherapy, medications
- Frequency: 1–3%
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