Bipolar disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings. These include emotional highs, also known as mania or hypomania, and lows, also known as depression.
What’s Bipolar Disorder? How Do I Know If I Have It? - Healthline
WEBJan 25, 2023 · Bipolar disorder, formerly manic depression, causes extreme mood shifts ranging from mania to depression. Learn symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and more.
Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
WEBBipolar disorder (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration. These shifts can make it difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks. There are three types of bipolar disorder.
What Are Bipolar Disorders? - Psychiatry.org
WEBBipolar disorders are mental health conditions characterized by periodic, intense emotional states affecting a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. These periods, lasting from days to weeks, are called mood episodes.
Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression): Symptoms & Treatment
WEBOverview. What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a lifelong mood disorder and mental health condition that causes intense shifts in mood, energy levels, thinking patterns and behavior.
Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, Types, and More - Psych …
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that involves extreme mood shifts. You might experience high-energy moods (mania or hypomania), low-energy moods (depression), or...
Bipolar disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Learning about bipolar disorder, also known as psychoeducation, can help you and your loved ones know more about the condition. Knowing what's going on can help you get the best support, find issues, make a plan to stop symptoms from returning and stick with treatment.
Bipolar Disorder - Johns Hopkins Medicine
WEBHome Health Conditions and Diseases. Bipolar Disorder. What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder. It causes you to have cycles of extreme mood changes that go beyond normal ups and downs. You will have periods of feeling joyful, energized, and excited (called mania). These are followed by periods of feeling sad and depressed.
WEBWhat is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that can be chronic (persistent or constantly reoccurring) or episodic (occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals). People sometimes refer to bipolar disorder with the older terms “manic-depressive disorder” or “manic depression.”
Bipolar disorder - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects a person’s mood, energy, activity and thought and is characterized by manic (or hypomanic) and depressive episodes. An estimated 40 million people live with bipolar disorder worldwide. Bipolar disorder is associated with significant disability and difficulties in many areas of life.