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Can bipolar cause violent actions?

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Yes: We used to think euphoria was characteristic of mania but irritability is the most common symptom and can be accompanied by violence in some cases.

Answered 11/12/2016

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes, it can: Bipolar mania can surely cause violent actions. The person is agitated, irritable, energized, impulsive, and psychotic. S/he may not be able to discriminate appropriate actions. Thoughts are rapid, and difficult to follow - communications are the same way and the person can be hard to understand. Because of this, one can easily offend them. If the person is also abusing drugs, even worse.

Answered 11/1/2018

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Yes, it is remittant: Bipolar disorder , sometimes called manic depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes extreme shifts in mood , energy level and behavior .Every one has ups and downs but. People with bipolar disorder have higher " highs" and lower "lows" .They repeatedly go from feeling very energetic or extremely irritable to feeling crushing sadness and hopelessness .Bipolar d/o is a chronic remitt.

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