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A 3 page overview of Bipolar Disorder. The author distinguishes between Bipolar Disorder I (unipolar) and Bipolar Disorder II. Bipolar II is more commonly associated with mania and more difficult to treat than Bipolar I. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
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Bipolar Disorder is surrounded by misperceptions and misunderstandings. The conditions was once referred to a manic-depression, for example, and that old label is hard to escape
despite the current state of knowledge on bipolar disorder. Although the behaviors associated with the condition are somewhat well-noted, however, the biological causes behind the condition are less understood.
We do know, however, that bipolar disorder is associated with tremendous societal costs (Antai-Otong, 2004). These costs include high rates of morbidity and suicidal behavior as well as
distinct psychosocial impairment (Antai-Otong, 2004). Bipolar disorder can have a variety of manifestations. Patients are typically classified as either Bipolar
I (unipolar) or Bipolar II based on the severity of their mania. An estimated 0.3% to 2.0% of all individuals suffer from bipolar II disorder (Antai-Otong, 2004). Men,
however, are less likely than women to suffer from this condition (Antai-Otong, 2004). The criteria that separate bipolar I and bipolar
II are quite distinct and have been delineated by a number of researchers. Antai-Otong (2004, 125), for example, clarifies that bipolar II is characterized by:
"recurrent major depressive episodes with a lifelong history of one or more hypomanic episodes of at least 4
days duration, and never mania" In comparison, there is no history of mania for hypomania
or mania in individuals suffering from unipolar disorder (Antai-Otong, 2004). The literature points to a biochemical basis for bipolar disorder. It suggests
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