1. Hypomania
2. Mania
3. Depression

Incidence:
Bipolar disorder has been estimated to affect more than 5 million Americans—about 3 out of every 100 adults. It affects all cultures and ethnic groups equally.
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Kay Redfield Jamison is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who profiled her own bipolar disorder in her 1995 memoir
An Unquiet Mind,^[11] and argued for a connection between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity in her 1993 book, Touched with Fire.^[12]

Bipolar Disorder

Also called: Manic-depressive illness
Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people experience abnormally elevated (manic or hypomanic) and abnormally depressed states for a period of time in a way that interferes with functioning.GO TO BOTTOM

HYPOMANIA

People with Bipolar Disorder have times when they feel on top of the world. The person is bubbling with zest [Abnormally elevated mood] . This is the high phase of mood, called hypomania.

Such a person with hypomania has increased sex drive and may engage in inappropriate, promiscuous sex because of loss of inhibition and heightened self confidence.

In hypomania person is gregarious, indiscriminately talks lot jumping over different topics, spends a lot of money irrationally. Such a person sleeps less, has novel ideas, plans for grandiose activities.
The severe form of hypomania is mania. All people with Bipolar Disorder do not have Mania.
They may have one to three episodes of hypomania and the rest of the time they are in Depression. There may be chunks of days when they are normal.
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MANIA

When the person shows severe agitation, anger, irrelevant talk, false beliefs contrary to facts [DELUSIONS], actually sees someone who does not exist (HALLUCINATION) the person is in Mania. This person can be unmanageable and if not promptly diagnosed and treated requires physical restraint or chemical restraint (person is doped).
MIXED EPISODES is when features of both mania and depression are present at the same time.
RAPID CYCLING is when depression and mania rapidly alternate.
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DEPRESSION

When the same person becomes asocial, diffident, deplete of energy, (OPPOSITE OF HYPOMANIA) the person is in a phase called Depression, which has same features as Endogenous Depression.

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The Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS) was developed by Ronald Pies, MD and was later refined and tested by S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH and colleagues. The BSDS arose from Pies’s experience as a psychopharmacology consultant, where he was frequently called on to manage cases of “treatment-resistant depression.” There are 19 question items and 2 sections on the English version of the BSDS. The scale was validated in its original version and demonstrated a high sensitivity.
The disorder has been subdivided into
bipolar I,
bipolar II,
cyclothymia, and
other types, based on the nature and severity of mood episodes experienced; the range is often described as the bipolar spectrum.GO TO BOTTOM

Get Help Here: Organizations in USA

1. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

   http://www.nami.org

   Colonial Place Three 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
   Arlington, VA 22201-3042
   800-950-6264

2. National Mental Health Association

   http://www.nmha.org

   800-969-NMHA (800-969-6642)

3. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

   http://www.dbsalliance.org/

   730 N. Franklin St., Suite 501
   Chicago, IL 60610-7204
   800-826-3632

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Safety Study of Sodium Divalproate in Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents (ADOKOT)
This study has been completed.
First Received: December 29, 2005 Last Updated: September 24, 2008
History of Changes
Sponsored by:
Sanofi-Aventis
Information provided by:
Sanofi-Aventis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00271258

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00271258

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Na Divalproate patent
Process for the preparation of sodium divalproate – Patent 6667420
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familydoctor.org
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National Institute of Mental Health — Bipolar Disorder
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff.
Management of Bipolar Disorder by KS Griswold, M.D., M.P.H. and LF Pessar, M.D. (American Family Physician September 15, 2000, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000915/1343.html)
Reviewed/Updated: 11/06
Created: 09/00 Copyright © 2000-2009
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
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Psychiatric Times. Clinically Useful Psychiatric Scales: Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale,
Accessed on March 9, 2009.
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Ghaemi N. Sensitivity and specificity of a new bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale. J Affect Disord. 2005;84:273-277.

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11.Jamison, Kay Redfield (1995). An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. New York: Knopf.. ISBN 0-330-34651-2.
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Jamison, Kay Redfield (1996). Touched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament. New York: The Free Press: Macmillian, Inc.. ISBN 0-684-83183-X.