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I was wondering how i could have bipolar disorder when i am never depressed?
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Diagnostic criteria: "bipolar disorder is characterized by the occurrence of at least one manic or mixed-manic episode during the patient’s lifetime. Most patients also, at other times, have one or more depressive episodes. " per dsm-iv tr.
Answered 8/3/2013
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