Bipolar affective disorder is a mental illness characterized by recurrent and alternating episodes of mania or depression. The disease is characterized by depression, mental retardation and motor inhibition, and it is characterized by mania and depression alternately. At one stage, the patient's mood is high, and at the other stage, he turns from joy to worry and is depressed.
manic episode
The patient's mood is high, which is out of proportion to his situation. He can be in high spirits, easily agitated, agitated and even have a disturbance of consciousness. In severe cases, psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations that are coordinated or uncoordinated with mood may appear.
depressive episode
patients' mood is low, which is not commensurate with their situation, and can range from sullen to grief-stricken, and even become stupefied. In severe cases, psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations may occur, and anxiety and exercise agitation are more obvious than depression in some cases. Describe your symptoms, and let online doctors analyze your illness professionally.
Mixed episode
means that manic symptoms and depressive symptoms appear at the same time in one episode, which is rare in clinic. For example, a manic attack patient suddenly turns to depression, and then reverts to mania a few hours later, giving people the impression of "mixing". However, this mixed state generally lasts for a short time, and most of them quickly turn into manic or depressive phase.