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Help please? how long can bipolar episodes last?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

The length of manic,: Hypomanic, mixed or depressed states differs for each person. There may also be variable durations for the different cycles within one person's history. Some people have an intercyclic recovery phase - some do not.

Answered 2/11/2014

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