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.
Afecciones que ocurren al mismo tiempo A veces, lo que parece ser un trastorno bipolar puede ser en realidad otro trastorno. O bien, los síntomas del trastorno bipolar pueden solaparse con los de otros trastornos, y es posible que también presentes otra enfermedad que deba tratarse junto con el trastorno bipolar.
Diagnosis in children Although children and teenagers with bipolar disorder are diagnosed with bipolar disorder based on the same criteria used for adults, symptoms in children and teens often have different patterns. These patterns may not fit neatly into diagnostic categories. Also, children who have bipolar disorder are often diagnosed with other mental health conditions, such as ADHD or ...
Bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 are related mental health conditions, and although treatment is much the same, it also differs.
Bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, sometimes called alcoholism, often occur together. Although it isn't known what connects bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, these factors likely play a role: Bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, or other types of substance misuse, can be a ...
Mayo Clinic is the primary site for the Individualized Medicine Biobank for Bipolar Disorder. This biobank of people with bipolar type I and II is a resource for the bipolar research community. A biobank is a collection of biological or medical data and samples. Publications See a list of publications about bipolar disorder by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of ...