Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder, previously kent as manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes periods o depression an periods o elevatit muid.[3][4]

Bipolar disorder
SynonymsBipolar affective disorder, bipolar illness, manic depression, manic depressive disorder, manic-depressive illness,[1] manic-depressive psychosis, circular insanity,[1] bipolar disease[2]
Bipolar disorder is chairacterised bi episodes o depression an mania.
SpecialtyPsychiatry
SymptomsPeriods o depression an elevatit muid[3][4]
ComplicationsSuicide, sel-hairm[3]
Uisual onset25 year auld[3]
TeepsBipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, ithers[4]
CausesEnvironmental an genetic[3]
Risk factorsFaimily history, childhood abuse, lang-term stress[3]
Seemilar condeetionsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder, personality disorders, schizophrenia, substance uise disorder[3]
TreatmentPsychotherapy, medications[3]
MedicationLithium, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants[3]
Frequency1-3%[3][5]

References eedit

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  4. a b c American Psychiatry Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 123–154. ISBN 0-89042-555-8.
  5. Schmitt A, Malchow B, Hasan A, Falkai P (Februar 2014). "The impact of environmental factors in severe psychiatric disorders". Front Neurosci. 8 (19). doi:10.3389/fnins.2014.00019. PMC 3920481. PMID 24574956.