Bipolar I disorder is a mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode. Bipolar I disorder sometimes occurs along with episodes of hypomania or major depression as well. It is a sub-diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and conforms to the classic concept of manic-depressive illness.
Read more about Bipolar I Disorder: DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria, DSM-IV-TR General Diagnosis Codes, Proposed Revisions in Diagnostic Criteria For DSM-5, ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria
Famous quotes containing the word disorder:
“Without metaphor the handling of general concepts such as culture and civilization becomes impossible, and that of disease and disorder is the obvious one for the case in point. Is not crisis itself a concept we owe to Hippocrates? In the social and cultural domain no metaphor is more apt than the pathological one.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)