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Classroom classification

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Bipolar affective disorder

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Common symptoms

失眠、心境不良、自杀行为、驻站医、食欲下降、哭泣样尖叫、无助感、忧郁、愉快感缺乏

The pathology of disease

Bipolar affective disorder is recurrent episodes of mania/hypomania and depression; mood stabilizers (lithium/valproate); antipsychotics; psychotherapy; suicide risk.

Symptoms

Episodes of mania (elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, impulsivity) and depression; recurrent; family history; impairment

Causes

Multifactorial; genetic; neurobiologic; bipolar I vs II.

Treatment

Mood stabilizers (lithium/valproate); antipsychotics; psychotherapy; treat depression cautiously; suicide risk; psychiatry

Dept

Psychiatry / psychology.

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