Index

Criteria
Definition
Mood Disorder Flow Chart
Treatment ( Psychotherapy )
Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy )

Definition

Bipolar I Disorder is a mood disorder characterized by one or more manic episodes,possibly alternating with major depressive episodes.

ONSET:

COMMON:

Diagnostic Criteria - Mental Health made easy.

Single Manic Episode

1. No history of Major Depression and only one Manic Episode.

2. The Manic episode is not from another disorder.

Specify using most recent episode:

Remission - Psychotic - Severity.
Catatonic Features
Postpartum Onset

Specify:

Mixed.

The most recent episode was / is Hypomanic

1. The most recent episode was / is Hypomanic.

2. History of Manic or Mixed Episode.

3. Because of the symptoms there is clinically impairment.( E.g., Work, social, ... )

4. The episodes, 1 or 2 above,are not from another disorder.

Specify:

Longitudinal.
Seasonal Pattern.
Rapid Cycling.

The most recent episode was / is Manic

1. The most recent episode was / is Hypomanic.

2. History of Manic or Mixed Episode.

3. Because of the symptoms there is clinically impairment.( E.g., Work, social, ... )

4. The episodes, 1 or 2 above, are not from another disorder.

Specify:

Longitudinal.
Seasonal Pattern.
Rapid Cycling.

The most recent episode was / is Mixed

1. The most recent episode was / is Mixed.

2. History of Manic or Mixed Episode.

3. The episodes, 1 or 2 above,are not from another disorder.

Specify using most recent episode:

Remission - Psychotic - Severity.
Catatonic Features
Postpartum Onset

Specify:

Longitudinal.
Seasonal Pattern.
Rapid Cycling.

The most recent episode was / is Depressed

1. The most recent episode was / is Major Depressive.

2. History of Manic or Mixed Episode.

3. The episodes, 1 or 2 above,are not from another disorder.

Specify using most recent episode:

Remission - Psychotic - Severity.
Catatonic Features
Melancholic Features
Atypical Features
Postpartum Onset

Specify:

Longitudinal.
Seasonal Pattern.
Rapid Cycling.

The most recent episode was / is Unspecified

1. The most recent episode was / is Manic,Hypomanic,Mixed,or Major Depressive.

2. History of Manic or Mixed Episode.

3. Because of the symptoms there is clinically impairment.( E.g., Work, social, ... )

4. The episodes, 1 or 2 above,are not from another disorder,substance, or general medical condition.

Specify:

Longitudinal.
Seasonal Pattern.
Rapid Cycling.

Treatment ( Psychotherapy )

Adlerian Therapy
Behavior Therapy
Existential Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Person-centered Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Rational-emotive Therapy
Reality Therapy
Transactional Analysis

Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy )

Abilify®
Atretol
Calam
Cibaliyh-S
Clonidine
Depakene
Epitol
Eskalith
Eskalith CR
Isoptin
Tegretol
Lithane
Lithobid
Nimodipine
Topomax