BIPOLAR DISORDER = MANIC DEPRESSIVE
Then 5000 number of years ago that manic-depressive disorder was documented.
Now 5,7 Million adult affected by bipolar disorder.
25th ←←←average age for beginning of bipolar disorder.
Men and women get bipolar equally, but women are three time more likely to experience rapid cycling with bipolar disorder.
It's called rapid cycling when mood episodes occur four or more time within a year.
Between 1 and 2.6% of all adults suffer from a bipolar disorder at any given time. As many as 4% experiences one of the bipolar disorders over the COURSE of their lives.
Onset of bipolar disorder usually occurs between the age of 15 and 44 years.
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Cyclothymic disorder is a milder from bipolar disorder where one experiences numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and mild depressive symptoms. Symptoms normally continue for two or more years.
Mental illness is like fighting a war where the enemy's strategy is to convince you that the war isn't actually happening.
Hopefully, you now understand bipolar disorder a little better.
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