Symptoms of depression can occur as a result of a wide range of medical and psychiatric disorders. In a person who has been found to not be medically ill, there are three common...
When people talk about bipolar disorder, they generally talk about the highs and lows - hypo/manic, mixed, and depressive episodes. For us... Read more »
Note: In putting this together, I've taken most of the material from the working version of the DSM-V, which is the forthcoming new edition... Read more »
Studies have shown that most people with bipolar disorder have significantly more depressive episodes than manic or hypomanic. Here's what... Read more »
Question Whatever 42 writes: "I am bipolar. I never realized that the hypersexual activity is a symptom of bipolar. I am having hard time... Read more »
Seasoned Bipolarconnect readers will be familiar with the term ‘episodes' when reference is made to depression, hypomania or mania. For... Read more »
Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health say nearly 40 percent of Americans who have major depression also have mild, brief... Read more »
Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient's cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This... Read more »
It’s all in your head. Only women get depressed. If you have depression, you’re stuck with it for life. Do any of these statements sound... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Major depression with psychotic features is a mental disorder in which a person has depression along with loss of touch with reality (psychosis).See... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
CyclothymiaSymptomsEpisodes of hypomania (see: Bipolar disorder) and mild depression occur for at least 2 years (1 or more years in children and... Read more »