tion. A disturbance in mood is the predominant feature of the which signifi● Moodfeatures may be present. A somewhat milder form is called or irritable. Motor activity is excessive and frenzied. Psychotic and it does not include psychotic features.periods of normalcy.maniamood disorders American Psychiatric Association (APA, 2000). Mood disorders are classififound depression to extreme euphoria (mania), with intervening Bipolar disorders are characterized by mood swings from pro-Bipolar Disorders The diagnostic picture for BACKGROUND ASSESSMENT DATADuring an episode of is defi. It is usually not severe enough to require hospitalization, cantly infl ned as an individual’s sustained emotional tone, Bipolar DisordersMood Disorders: uences behavior, personality, and percep-mania ed as depressive or bipolar.bipolar, the mood is elevated, expansive, depressionC HAPTER is identical to that hypo-^7
2 2506_Ch07_145-160.indd 0145 506 Ch 07 145 - 160 .indd 0 Bipolar I DisorderBipolar I disorder is the diagnosis given to an individual who is experiencing, or has experienced, a full syndrome of manic or mixed symptoms. The client may also have experienced episodes of depression.Bipolar II DisorderBipolar II disorder is characterized by recurrent bouts of major depression with the episodic occurrence of hypomania. This individual has never experienced a full syndrome of manic or mixed symptoms.client must have a history of one or more manic episodes.described for major depressive disorder, with one exception—the moods (sadness, irritability, euphoria) accompanied by symp-toms associated with both depression and mania, the individual is given a diagnosis of 145 When the symptom presentation includes rapidly alternating bipolar^ disorder, mixed.^1451 10/1/10 9:34:47 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 34 : 47 AM