Bipolar II disorder | Bipolar Signs and symptoms
Bipolar II disorder | Bipolar Signs and symptoms : A representative fοr Catherine Zeta-Jones confirmed thаt thе actress recently underwent inpatient treatment fοr bipolar II disorder аt a Connecticut mental health facility. Bipolar II disorder is a bipolar spectrum disorder characterized by at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode; with this disorder, depressive episodes are more frequent and more intense than manic episodes. It is believed to be under-diagnosed because hypomanic behavior often presents as incredibly high-functioning behavior. Those with Bipolar II are at highest risk of suicide among the bipolar spectrum. Hypomania in Bipolar II may manifest itself in disorganized racing thoughts, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, or all of the above combined. This makes it very difficult to distinguish from depression, since hypomania is often regarded as an elation of mood, however, the reverse is often true in those with bipolar II. Moods that oscilla...