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Is there a difference between bipolar disorder and bipolar depression?
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No: A depression is an episode of bipolar disorder. It is called bipolar because there are 2 poles: a mania in which energy is too high and thoughts too fast, and a depression. A bipolar depression just means a depression in someone who suffers from bipolar disorder.
Answered 5/9/2016
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One pole: Bipolar disorder refers to an illness with both depressions and manias which occur over time, so bipolar depression refers to one pole of bipolar disorder.
Answered 5/7/2016
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