Bipolar Disorder

Overview

Bipolar disorder features manic/hypomanic and depressive episodes with mood swings.

Symptoms

• •Elevated mood
• •Grandiosity
• •Decreased sleep
• •Depression cycles

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓DSM-5: mania ≥1 week
• ✓YMRS
• ✓Mood chart

Treatments

• →Lithium
• →Valproate
• →Quetiapine
• →Psychoeducation

Risk Factors