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How serious are the depressive phases in bipolar ii?
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Bipolar: Depends on how frequent they reoccur, how long they lasted, what treatment u r receiving, and what symptoms u r having during t5hose phases.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Dr Jacobson makes: Good points. My major concern is that the depressions do have the potential to become quite severe. It's a real positive if the depression isn't a severe one.
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