Bipolar depression

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

bipolar affective disorder, bipolar disorder, manic depressive disorder, mixed bipolar disorder

See for

psychotic depression

Broader Terms

clinical depression

Narrower Terms

bipolar depression depressed phase, bipolar depression manic phase

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Question: What is the difference between bipolar depression and unipolar depression? Answer: Bipolar depression is the depressive phase of bipolar disorder.
• Unipolar DepressionBipolar Depression Symptoms What Is Bipolar Depression? Bipolar depression is just one phase of bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depression), an illness that millions of people have.
• Some Observations on the Meds The only medication FDA-approved for the treatment of bipolar depression is Symbyax (combination Zyprexa-Prozac), yet only TIMA made a specific recommendation, and only as a second option after other treatments have failed.
• gov Identifier: NCT00043654 Purpose Bipolar Depression is a severe illness with high rates of psychiatric comorbidity and increased mortality related to suicide and medical illness.
• Bipolar depression is a mood disorder characterized by the alternation of depressive and manic states.

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