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Bipolar disorder was previously diagnosed as ‘manic depression’. As the older name suggests, someone with bipolar disorder will have severe mood swings. These usually last several weeks or months and are far beyond the experiences of the general population. The symptoms can be described as follows:
Bipolar disorder was previously diagnosed as ‘manic depression’. As the older name suggests, someone with bipolar disorder will have severe mood swings. These usually last several weeks or months and are far beyond the experiences of the general population. The symptoms can be described as follows:
'''Low:''' 'Depressive' feelings of intense depression and despair.
'''Low:''' '[[Depression|'Depressive']] feelings of intense depression and despair.
'''High:''' 'Manic' feelings of extreme happiness and despair.
'''High:''' [[Mania| 'Manic']] feelings of extreme happiness and despair.
'''Mixed:''' Depressed mood with the restlessness and overactivity of a manic episode.
'''Mixed:''' Depressed mood with the restlessness and overactivity of a manic episode.
To meet the diagnostic criteria for Bipolar II, the individual must have experienced one episode of severe depression, but only mild manic episodes (hypomania).
To meet the diagnostic criteria for Bipolar II, the individual must have experienced one episode of severe depression, but only mild manic episodes (hypomania).
==Rapid Cycling==
To meet the diagnostic criteria for Rapid Cycling, the individual must have experienced more than four mood swings in a 12 month period. This affects around 1 in 10 people with bipolar disorder, and can happen with both types I and II.
==Cyclothymia==
To meet the diagnostic criteria for Cyclothymia, the individual must have experienced mood swings that are not as severe as those in full bipolar disorder. The length of the mood swing can be longer, however and can develop into full bipolar disorder.
==Sources==
==Sources==
[http://bipolar.about.com/cs/bpbasics/a/0210_whatisbp.htm About.com: What is Bipolar Disorder?]
[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/| Royal College of Psychiatrists]
== See also ==
== See also ==