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'''Mixed:''' Depressed mood with the restlessness and overactivity of a manic episode.
'''Mixed:''' Depressed mood with the restlessness and overactivity of a manic episode.
About 1 in every 100 adults has bipolar disorder at some point in their life. It usually starts during or after the teenage years. It is unusual for it to start after the age of 40. Men and women are affected equally.
About 1 in every 100 adults has bipolar disorder at some point in their life. It usually starts during or after the teenage years and it is unusual for it to start after the age of 40. Men and women are affected equally.
==Bipolar I==
==Bipolar I==
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.
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.
==Causes of Bipolar Disorder==
Current spychiatric/mental health research suggests that Bipolar Disorder runs in families, as it seems to have more to do with genes than with upbringing. There may be a physical problem with the brain systems which control our moods - this is why bipolar disorder can often be controlled with medication. Episodes can sometimes be brought on by stressful experiences or physical illness.
==Sources==
==Sources==
[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/| Royal College of Psychiatrists]
[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/| Royal College of Psychiatrists]
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Depression]]
*[[Mania]]
*[[Paranoia]]
*[[Paranoia]]
*[[Schizophrenia]]
*[[Schizophrenia]]