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What is the difference between bipolor disorder 1 and 2?
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See a psychiatrist,: Bipolar i is characterized by one or more manic episodes or mixed episodes involving depression while bipolaii is characterized by one or more depressive episode and at least 1 hypomanic episode.
Answered 4/19/2013
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Bipolar: Bipolar I and bipolar II, In the first, manic phases are more severe, and in the second, depressive phases are more severe. There is also cyclothymia which is a low grade version of bipolar disorder in general, where mood swings are not as severe in either direction, manic or depressive.
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