A person with bipolar disorder

Bipolar Disorder Symptoms

Various symptoms, including mania and depression, suggest bipolar disorder. Learn the signs that doctors look for and how to identify them in yourself.
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What Is Euthymic Mood in Bipolar Disorder?
Medically reviewed by Akeem Marsh, MD
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Vivid Dreams and Nightmares in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How Is Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder Treated?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How Delusions Can Be a Symptom of Psychosis in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Anxiety and Panic Disorders That Can Occur With Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How to Know If Facial Tics Are a Sign of Tardive Dyskinesia
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Ideas and Delusions of Reference in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Mood incongruence
Bipolar Mood Incongruence Associated With Suicide Risk
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Diagnosing a Mixed Episode in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How Clang Associations Happen in Psychotic Episodes
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Symptoms and Treatments for Psychosis
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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What Is Bruxism?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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The Different Types of Bipolar Episodes
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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When to Call Your Psychiatrist or Go to the ER for Emergent Symptoms
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Treatment of Psychomotor Agitation in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Delusions and Hallucinations in Bipolar Psychosis
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Are you Hallucinating?
What Is a Hallucination?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Are Similar but Different
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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9 Things Not to Do If You or a Loved One Is Bipolar
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
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How Often Do People With Bipolar Disorder Cycle?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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What Is Apathy?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How Sleep Problems Can Worsen Your Bipolar Disorder Symptoms
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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What Is Akathisia?
Medically reviewed by Armeen Poor, MD
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Can Bipolar Disorder Put You at Risk of Having a Gluten Sensitivity?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Manic Hypersexuality
The Connection Between Bipolar Disorder and Hypersexuality
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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How Racing Thoughts Can Be a Symptom of Bipolar Disorder
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
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What Are the Symptoms of Paranoia?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Recognize and Cope With Racing Thoughts and Flight of Ideas
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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How Neuroscience Helps Explain Impulsive Behaviors in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Depression
Why Did Manic Depression Become Bipolar Disorder?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Bipolar Disorder and Catatonic Behavior
Medically reviewed by Akeem Marsh, MD
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What Is a Manic Episode?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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What Is Hypomania?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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How Do You Spot Signs of Bipolar Mania in Yourself and Others?
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
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The Difference Between Hyper Behavior and Bipolar Mania
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Grandiosity
When Excessive Pompousness Is a Sign of Bipolar Mania
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How to Maintain a Sex Life With Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Pressured Speech
Can Pressured Speech Be a Symptom of Hypomania in Bipolar Disorder?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Self-Help Techniques to Calm the Fight-or-Flight Response
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Hallucinations
A Quiz to Help You Determine If You've 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
Preocupation With Death
Depression and Preoccupation With Death
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Why Melancholic Depression Is Often Treated With Medication
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Warning Signs to Be Aware of in Suicidal Bipolar Patients
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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How to Recognize Symptoms of Depression
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Major Depressive Episodes in Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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The Link Between Self-Harm and Bipolar Disorder
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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Bipolar Depression Often Blunts Your Physical and Mental Skills
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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From Anger to Anxiety: Unusual Symptoms of Bipolar Depression
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Bipolar Emotional Pain
What Causes Emotional Pain in Bipolar Disorder?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Postpartum Psychosis Disorder
Why Are Manic-Depressive Women At Higher Risk of Postpartum Illness?
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD