manic phase of bipolar disorder

manic phase of bipolar disorder

Manic phase of manic-depressive disorder Psychiatry A phase characterized by elation, hyperactivity, over-involvement in activities, inflated self-esteem, distractability, ↓ sleep, lasting from days to months. See Bipolar disorder.

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Patient discussion about manic phase of bipolar disorder.

Q. what causes manic depression disorder?? how do you become bipolar?

A. ost scientists now agree that there is no single cause for bipolar disorder (manic depression).there is a strong genetic connection to it, but there are also unknown environmental causes. they know this from research on identical twins, one twin can have an outburst and the other- none. but from what i read there is extensive research on that area with all those new imaging equipment, so i guess we are close then ever to finding out :)