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Is it possible to have bipolar disorder without the depression?
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Yes: The essential feature in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is a current or past manic or hypomanic episode. There are several variants of bipolar disorder. Some people only have manic episodes while others have mostly depressive episodes with only having had 1 manic or hypomanic episode at a single point in time.
Answered 10/3/2016
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No: By definition, bipolar disorder involves both depression and mania. Mania alone is referred to as unipolar mania.
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