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Mania and Hypomania in Bipolar Disorder

What does "manic" mean? Learn how mania manifests in bipolar disorder, its effects on mood, and how to cope with this end of the extreme when it does occur.

Manic Hypersexuality

Understanding Bipolar Disorder and Hypersexuality

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Racing Thoughts and Bipolar Disorder

Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW

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Paranoia: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment

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Flight of Ideas in Bipolar Disorder

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Expansive Mood as a Manic Symptom in Bipolar Disorder

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How Manic Depression Became Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Disorder and Catatonic Behavior

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Mania: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

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Hypomania: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

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Symptoms of Mania in Bipolar Disorder

Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW

Bipolar Mania: Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

Grandiosity in Bipolar Disorder

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Sex

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Pressured Speech in Bipolar Disorder

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Techniques to Tame the Fight or Flight Response

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

How to Tell If You Have Had a Manic Episode

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

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Take This Bipolar Hypomania Quiz

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD