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Bipolar disorder
Background
Bipolar disorder: Bipolar Affective disorder; Manic depression
Bipolar Affective disorder is a mental health disorder that affects men and women equally. It usually first develops between the ages of eighteen to twenty-four. The disorder is characterised by mood swings between mania (feeling of elation or euphoria) and depression. Where the manic aspect of Bipolar Affective disorder is milder and no admission to hospital is necessary, it is called Hypomania. There are usually periods of stable mood between episodes of Bipolar Affective disorder but in the 'rapid cycling' form of the disorder there may be few or no periods of stability between episodes. Occasionally, 'mixed' episodes occur, when symptoms of mania and depression can be observed at the same time.
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