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bipolar II

Patient discussion about bipolar II.

Q. What is Bipolar Ii Disorder, I have never heard of it with the ii?

A. i'm sorry to hear...it is difficult to diagnose because it doesn't have a major effect on life. it's like you are in a bad mood all the time.
what the psychiatrists said about Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
it sounds a bit extreme but it is a very efficiant treatment for bipolar disorder. maybe it can help bipolar II?
ECT is a psychiatric treatment that uses an electrical current to cause a brief seizure of the central nervous system while the patient is under anesthesia. Studies have repeatedly found that ECT is the most effective treatment for depression that is not relieved with medications.

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A similar pattern of cognitive deficits is observed in euthymic bipolar I and bipolar II patients, according to a German study of cognition in the two subtypes.
Bipolar II: Bipolar II is identified by more hypomanic episodes than typical manic expressions.
 
 
 
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