Bipolar disorders: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Bipolar disorders: clinical features. Bipolar I: at least one episode of mania. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Classification
- Bipolar I: at least one episode of mania
- Bipolar II: at least one episode of hypomania and depression
- Cyclothymic disorder: episodes of hypomania and depressive symptoms
- Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified:
- Schizoaffective disorder bipolar type (SAB)
Epidemiology
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Core features
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Features of mania
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Features of hypomania
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Features of major depression
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Types of mania
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Outcome
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References
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- McIntyre RS, Calabrese JR. Bipolar depression: the clinical characteristics and unmet needs of a complex disorder. Curr Med Res Opin 2019; 35:1993-2005.
- Phillips ML, Kupfer DJ. Bipolar disorder diagnosis: challenges and future directions. Lancet 2013; 381:1663-1671.
- Charney AW, Mullins N, Park YJ, Xu J. On the diagnostic and neurobiological origins of bipolar disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2020; 10:118.
- McCormick U, Murray B, McNew B. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with bipolar disorder: A review for advanced practice nurses. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract 2015; 27:530-542.
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