A Bipolar Disorder Lesson From a Bipolar Patient’s Point-Of-View
When acquiring knowledge it is best to define terms either before or as they are being used. Let us begin by defining:Bipolar (Affective) Disorder (manic-depression): a "mental disorder" exhibiting oscillating periods of elation and "clinical depression." It is essentially a psychiatric diagnosis of elevated and depressive cognition, moods, behaviors and energy levels. The clinical term for the elated moods is "mania". A gentler form is "hypomania." Afterwards, bipolar individuals usually manifest either depressive symptoms or a "mixed state" in...