Bipolar Disorder is characterized by frequent-shifts in the mood and is a manic-depressive disorder hampering the routine life of an individual. According to the American Psychiatric Association, there are four major types of bipolar disorder: Bipolar I disorder, Bipolar II disorder, Cyclothymic disorder, and Bipolar disorder due to another medical or substance abuse disorder.
However, all of these types involve fluctuations in mood and energy levels, but they differ in their phases of the depression (extremely disheartened, low) and manic (extremely energized, up) caused.
Bipolar disorder Epidemiology
As per National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Bi-po...
