Bipolar II Disorder is characterized by episodes of hypomania and depression.
Major finding: Compared with
bipolar II disorder patients whose hypomania lasts at least 4 days, patients with episodes of shorter duration scored 14% lower on the Mood Swings Questionnaire and 8% lower on the Mood Disorders Questionnaire, significant but slight differences.
Bipolar II disorder is characterised by one or more episode of hypomania as well as at least one major depressive episode with no psychotic features.
Michael Douglas fully supports Catherine Zeta-Jones' decision to seek treatment for her
bipolar II disorder again.
She was treated for
bipolar II disorder in 2011 and Douglas had been suffering from cancer during the past few years.
Bipolar II disorder; modelling, measuring and managing, 2d ed.
Subsyndromal Depressive Symptoms in
Bipolar II Disorder: a Community Mental Health Services Cohort Study (SIN-DEPRES)
The Welsh star has
bipolar II disorder, a less severe form of bipolar I disorder which involves mood swings between depression and a kind of manic elation.
The Welsh star, who was in the Connecticut hospital for five days, has
bipolar II disorder, a less severe form of bipolar I disorder which involves mood swings between depression and a kind of manic elation.
Her publicist, Cece Yorke, said: "After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check into a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her
Bipolar II Disorder."
(2001) found that the mood swings that those with
bipolar II disorder experienced varied between euthymia, elation, and depression, whereas the mood changes experienced by those with BPD rotated between euthymia, anger, and anxiety.