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What is the difference between bi polar and unipolar?
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Bi/Unipolar: Bipolar disorder "is also know as manic (hyper) depression (sad, depressed). Uni means "one" and is used to refer to the depression w/out mania. Peace and good health.
Answered 3/20/2014
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Symptoms: Bipolar disorder is characterized by mania or hypo mania. Bipolar disorder type one will include mania. May have depression bipolar disorder type 2 will have hypo mania and depression unipolar depression aka major depressive disorder will have depression without mania or hypo mania.
Answered 3/22/2020
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1 vs 2: Unipolar is one mood, either mania or depression, but not both. Bipolar is both mania and depression, together.
Answered 2/28/2015
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