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It seems everyone is bipolar these days
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 261934"><p>I have wondered about this myself.</p><p>Since it seems to be a spectrum disorder, there is much room for interpretation.</p><p></p><p>Here is an interesting theory:</p><p>"A lesser-known system defining the types of bipolar disorder was developed by Hagop Akiskal and was published in 1999. He identified bipolar as schizobipolar disorder, bipolar I with full-blown manic-depressive illness, bipolar I as depression with extended hypomania, bipolar II defined depression with hypomanic episodes, bipolar II; as depression superimposed on cyclothymic temperament, bipolar III is hypomania caused by antidepressant drugs, bipolar III addresses hypomania and/or depression associated with substance abuse and its persistence after substance abuse ends, and bipolar IV as depression associated with hyperthymic temperament. Akiskal provided his own definitions for hypomanic episodes and cyclothymic and hyperthymic temperament, The biggest advantage in using this model is that it identifies and addresses the element of substance abuse as a cause for bipolar disorder. The popular and widely accepted reference to substance abuse in bipolar disorder is a dual-diagnosis of the two problems."</p><p></p><p>I recall a friend reading about some views on cyclothymia...her response..."this sounds like almost everyone!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 261934"] I have wondered about this myself. Since it seems to be a spectrum disorder, there is much room for interpretation. Here is an interesting theory: "A lesser-known system defining the types of bipolar disorder was developed by Hagop Akiskal and was published in 1999. He identified bipolar as schizobipolar disorder, bipolar I with full-blown manic-depressive illness, bipolar I as depression with extended hypomania, bipolar II defined depression with hypomanic episodes, bipolar II; as depression superimposed on cyclothymic temperament, bipolar III is hypomania caused by antidepressant drugs, bipolar III addresses hypomania and/or depression associated with substance abuse and its persistence after substance abuse ends, and bipolar IV as depression associated with hyperthymic temperament. Akiskal provided his own definitions for hypomanic episodes and cyclothymic and hyperthymic temperament, The biggest advantage in using this model is that it identifies and addresses the element of substance abuse as a cause for bipolar disorder. The popular and widely accepted reference to substance abuse in bipolar disorder is a dual-diagnosis of the two problems." I recall a friend reading about some views on cyclothymia...her response..."this sounds like almost everyone!" [/QUOTE]
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