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Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
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by Yikes!, Dec 07, 1999 12:00AM
My doctor just changed my diagnosis from bipolar II to bipolar I (current episode manic, moderate). I don't feel any different this time than the times he's described the episode as hypomanic. I've been seeing him for a long time, so we've been through this before. What criteria do you use to decide whether someone's hypomanic or manic, if there's no psychosis or really deviant behavior, no serious life disruptions, and no loss of friendships? Thanks for reading this. :)
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by HFHS MD-JM, Dec 09, 1999 12:00AM
Yikes,
This issue has been discussed several times already in this forum and I suggest that you search the archives for further information. In general the difference is the level of impairment(greater in mania) leading to marked dysfunction.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD-JM
Keywords: Bipolar disorder, mania, hypomania
This issue has been discussed several times already in this forum and I suggest that you search the archives for further information. In general the difference is the level of impairment(greater in mania) leading to marked dysfunction.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD-JM
Keywords: Bipolar disorder, mania, hypomania
