Bipolar II Disorder: Symptoms, Treatments, Causes, and More - WebMD
Jun 6, 2023 · WebMD explains bipolar II disorder – also known as manic depression. Plus, symptoms, treatments, and how bipolar II is different from other types of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Aug 14, 2024 · Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings. These include emotional highs, also known as mania or hypomania, and lows, also known as depression.
Bipolar Type 2 Symptoms - Verywell Health
Jun 30, 2024 · Bipolar 2 disorder is a type of mental illness that is characterized by swings in mood that vary between periods of depression and periods of hypomania. Hypomania includes persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable moods and increased energy.
Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bipolar II disorder is defined by a pattern of depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes. The hypomanic episodes are less severe than the manic episodes in bipolar I disorder.
Bipolar disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Aug 14, 2024 · Learning about bipolar disorder, also known as psychoeducation, can help you and your loved ones know more about the condition. Knowing what's going on can help you get the best support, find issues, make a plan to stop symptoms from …
What Bipolar Disorder II Feels Like | Psych Central
Jun 2, 2021 · Bipolar II is often described as less intense than bipolar I but that's actually not true. Learn one woman's story and what makes bipolar II just as serious.
Living with Bipolar 2 Disorder - Healthline
Jun 23, 2022 · Having bipolar 2 disorder means you experience periods of hypomania, during which you have a temporary surge in emotions, energy levels, self-esteem, and drive. These bursts of feeling,...
What is bipolar II disorder? Symptoms and treatments - Medical News Today
Oct 25, 2023 · Bipolar II disorder involves episodes of elevated mood and depression. Learn how it differs from bipolar I, how to recognize it, and which treatments can help.
Bipolar Disorder - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bipolar II disorder is defined by a pattern of depressive and hypomanic episodes, but the episodes are less severe than the manic episodes in bipolar I disorder. Cyclothymic disorder (also called cyclothymia) is defined by recurrent hypomanic and depressive symptoms that are not intense enough or do not last long enough to qualify as hypomanic ...
Bipolar disorder - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 8, 2024 · Key facts. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects a person’s mood, energy, activity and thought and is characterized by manic (or hypomanic) and depressive episodes. An estimated 40 million people live with bipolar disorder worldwide.