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Bipolar I disorder is a mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode. There may be episodes of hypomania or major depression as well. It is a sub-diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and conforms to the classic concept of manic-depressive illness. The essential feature of bipolar I disorder is a clinical course that is characterized by the occurrence of one or more manic episodes or mixed...

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Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person s mood, energy, and ability to function ...

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Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, ... Bipolar disorder causes dramatic mood swings from overly "high" and/or irritable to sad and ...

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Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally ...

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Men and women who have tried to kill themselves and are suffering from unipolar disorder (major depression), bipolar disorder (manic depression) or schizophrenia are at a very high risk of committing suicide within a year...

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http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bipolar_disorder/page2_em.htm If left untreated people can cycle and their moods will escalate and then depression sets in. Genetics are involved, but I also believe enviroment plays a huge role. Good luck!!...

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If medication is controlling the swings of bipolar disorder, is being in counseling necessary. I'm monitored along with my bipolar disorder. I still have mild swings that I can recognize but someone

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me with bipolar disorder. Now I'm also taking depakote. I've been thinking lately that my life I was bipolar before but it feels like they made me worse in order to cure me. It seems...

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Severe mood swings Exessive behavior when manic such as sex spending drinking ect. Severe depression often with suicidal feelings. Lack of impulse control when manic. May experience mood swings with in hours or with in weeks/months. Mania is a feeling...

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