Understanding bipolar disorder
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https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2015.933Keywords:
affective disorder, epigenetic factors, mood swings, complex psychiatric disorder, mental disorders, depressionAbstract
Bipolar disorder is a disease characterized by changes in the patient's mood. These changes alternate between periods of high mood and periods of depression. The factor that triggers bipolar disorder is still unknown, but it is believed that external factors, the environment, hormones, heredity, biological peculiarities, among other factors, can cause the disease to develop. People suffering from bipolar disorder are easily distracted, hyperactive, increased energy, excessive speech, very high self-esteem, compulsive eating or drinking alcohol, poor temper control, among others.
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