The essential feature of Cyclothymic Disorder is a chronic, fluctuating mood disturbance involving numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms… » »   

Associated descriptive features and mental disorders. Substance-Related Disorders and Sleep Disorders (i.e., difficulties in initiating and maintaining sleep) may be present.

Specific… » »   

The essential feature of Bipolar II Disorder is a clinical course that is characterized by the occurrence of one or more Major Depressive Episodes… » »   

Associated descriptive features and mental disorders. Completed suicide (usually during Major Depressive Episodes) is a significant risk, occurring in 10%-15% of persons with Bipolar… » »   

Some studies have indicated that first-degree biological relatives of individuals with Bipolar II Disorder have elevated rates of Bipolar II Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder,… » »   

The following specifiers for Bipolar II Disorder should be used to indicate the nature of the current episode or, if the full criteria are… » »   

The diagnostic code for Bipolar II Disorder is 296.89; none of the specifiers are codable. In recording the name of the diagnosis, terms should… » »   

Bipolar II Disorder may be more common in women than in men. Gender appears to be related to the number and type of Hypomanic… » »   

A. Biomedical Therapies: Treatment of bi-polar disorder depends on the specific form of be-havioral disorder at presentation. Lithium carbonate or divalproex represents the preferred… » »   

A 27-year-old male graduate student in molecular biology was brought to the emergency room by his fiancee, who explained that over the preceding 2… » »