ABSTRACT
There are repeated episodes of mood disturbance, sometimes elevated, sometimes depressed. Repeated episodes of mania are classified as bipolar (sufferers resemble those who also have
depressive episodes in their family history, premorbid personality, age of onset and prognosis). It includes:
∑ bipolar affective disorder with: ∑ current episode hypomanic, or ∑ current episode manic without psychotic symptoms, or ∑ current episode manic with psychotic symptoms
∑ bipolar affective disorder with: ∑ current episode having mild/moderate depression, or ∑ current episode having severe depression without psychotic symptoms, or
∑ current episode having severe depression with psychotic symptoms ∑ bipolar affective disorder with:
∑ current episode mixed.
