Bipolar disorder
Other names | Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), bipolar illness, manic depression, manic depressive disorder, manic-depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis, circular insanity, bipolar disease
Specialty | Psychiatry
Symptoms | Periods of depression and elevated mood
Complications | Suicide, self-harm
Usual onset | 25 years old
Types | Bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, others
Causes | Environmental and genetic
Risk factors | Family history, childhood abuse, long-term stress
Differential diagnosis | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, personality disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorder
Treatment | Psychotherapy, medications
Medication | Lithium, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants
Frequency | 1–3%