bipolar affective disorder
- bipolar affective disorder
a severe mental illness causing repeated episodes of depression, mania, or mixed affective state. Type I BPAD consists equally of depressive and manic episodes, whereas Type II BPAD consists primarily of depressive episodes with occasional phases of hypomania. Treatment is that of the individual episode; mood stabilizers (e.g. lithium) are used to prevent or lessen future episodes. Combinations of mood stabilizers with antidepressant or antipsychotic medication may be used in more severe cases. Certain types of psychotherapy can be used to prevent relapse as well as to treat the individual episode. 50% of BPAD patients have substance abuse problems, and many suffer from minor mood symptoms between episodes.
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