Noun1. bipolar disorder- a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression manic depression,manic depressive illness,manic-depressive psychosis affective disorder,emotional disorder,emotional disturbance,major affective disorder- any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities...
Mixed features are defined as meeting full diagnostic criteria for a manic episode while also suffering from at least three symptoms of a depressive episode, or meeting full diagnostic criteria for a major depressive episode while also suffering from at least three symptoms of a manic or hypomanic...
of episodes of mania and depression associated withbipolar disorders. Of note is themixed episodein which criteria for a manic episode and major depressive episode are present nearly every day with the youngster rapidly cycling between disorders. As noted inTable 1, bipolar disorder may also ...
Dimensions underlying outcome criteria in bipolar I disorder. J Affect Disord. 2007; 99 (1–3):1–7.Brieger P, Rottig S, Rottig D, Marneros A, Priebe S. Dimensions underlying outcome criteria in bipolar I disorder. J Affect Disord. 2007; 99 (1–3):1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad....
Research Diagnostic Criteria9 for schizoaffective disorder, mainly affective subtype, are very similar to the DSM-IV criteria10 for bipolar I disorder. The inclusion of subjects with schizoaffective disorder in this study is consistent with other longitudinal studies of bipolar I disorder.3,11,12...
There are no specific criteria as to when a doctor should make a bipolar NOS diagnosis. That said, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) issued by the APA does provide examples as to when it may be appropriate: ...
Diagnostic Criteria Mental health professionals base a diagnosis of bipolar disorder on criteria established through the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), also known as DSM-5. With bipolar I specifically, a person does not actually have to have experi...
Criteria for bipolar disorder:During a bipolar assessment, a psychiatrist may compare an individual’s symptoms with the criteria for bipolar and related disorders in the American Psychiatric Association’sDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). In theDSM-5, bipolar disorder is...
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a heterogeneous mood disorder that is divided into two phenotypically distinct subtypes based on DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) diagnostic criteria [1]. While subtype I (BD-I) is characterized by periods of mania, which may alternate with depr...
. Exclusion criteria included the presence of any major Axis I psychiatric disorder for the HC group and the presence of an active co-morbid disorder associated to the diagnosis of bipolar-I disorder for the BD-I group. For both groups, exclusion criteria included a history of alcohol or ...