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The 47 pages that link to Bipolar disorder, each with the reason it gives.

• DepressionCompared with: A history of mania or hypomania distinguishes bipolar depression from unipolar depression.

• Major depressive disorderCompared with: A history of mania or hypomania changes the diagnosis from unipolar depression to bipolar disorder.

• PsychosisRelated: Psychosis can occur during severe mood episodes, linking but not equating the conditions.

• AntipsychoticRelated: Several antipsychotics treat acute mania or help prevent mood episodes.

• SchizophreniaCompared with: Bipolar disorder can include psychosis, especially during severe mood episodes, without being schizophrenia.

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderCompared with: Episodic mood changes distinguish bipolar symptoms from ADHD’s persistent developmental pattern.

• George IIICompared with: It has been proposed as an explanation for his illness, though retrospective diagnosis is uncertain.

• Electroconvulsive therapyRelated: ECT may be used for severe depressive or manic episodes in bipolar disorder.

• Suicidal ideationRelated: Suicidal ideation can arise during depressive or mixed mood episodes.

• Borderline personality disorderCompared with: Its episodic mood changes can resemble emotional instability but differ in pattern and diagnostic criteria.

• Seasonal affective disorderCompared with: Seasonal depressive episodes can occur in bipolar disorder, which also includes elevated mood episodes.

• Premenstrual dysphoric disorderCompared with: Mood cycling can complicate diagnosis and treatment when symptoms appear to follow the menstrual cycle.

• ValproateNarrower topic: Valproate is used to treat manic episodes and, in some cases, support maintenance treatment.

• CarbamazepineBroader topic: Carbamazepine is used as a mood stabilizer, particularly for manic episodes.

• LamotrigineRelated: Lamotrigine is used chiefly to help prevent depressive episodes in bipolar disorder.

• Lithium carbonateRelated: Lithium carbonate is a long-established medication for preventing mood episodes.

• MoodBroader topic: Its episodes show how mood can shift markedly in intensity and duration.

• Treatment-resistant depressionCompared with: Unrecognized bipolar depression may respond poorly to treatments designed for unipolar depression.

• Gambling disorderRelated: Elevated mood can involve risky gambling, so clinicians consider whether gambling is confined to mood episodes.

• Vivien LeighRelated: Leigh experienced severe mood episodes; her illness is now commonly understood as bipolar disorder.

• AripiprazoleRelated: Aripiprazole is used for acute manic or mixed episodes and for maintenance in some patients.

• Emil KraepelinRelated: It descends from the mood-disorder tradition Kraepelin grouped as manic-depressive illness.

• Narcissistic personality disorderCompared with: Grandiosity during a mood episode differs from a persistent personality pattern.

• Major depressive episodeCompared with: A history of mania or hypomania changes the diagnostic interpretation of depression.

• Mood disorderBroader topic: It represents the category’s alternating elevated and depressive mood episodes.

• Mood stabilizerNarrower topic: It is the principal condition for which mood stabilizers are prescribed.

• RisperidoneRelated: Risperidone can treat manic or mixed episodes, sometimes alongside a mood stabilizer.

• Bipolar I disorderNarrower topic: Bipolar I disorder is one diagnosis within this broader family.

• Dementia praecoxCompared with: Modern bipolar disorder descends partly from the mood-illness side of Kraepelin’s division.

• OlanzapineRelated: Olanzapine treats manic or mixed episodes and can help prevent recurrence.

• Spike MilliganRelated: Milligan spoke openly about manic depression, the historical name commonly used for bipolar disorder.

• HypomaniaNarrower topic: Hypomania occurs within the broader family of bipolar disorders.

• Intermittent explosive disorderCompared with: Aggression during mood episodes requires distinguishing bipolar disorder from this diagnosis.

• AnticonvulsantRelated: Valproate and carbamazepine can serve as mood stabilizers as well as seizure treatments.

• Postpartum depressionCompared with: A history of elevated mood changes diagnosis and treatment choices for postpartum depressive symptoms.

• QuetiapineRelated: Quetiapine treats acute manic and depressive episodes and can help prevent recurrence.

• Carrie FisherRelated: Fisher spoke publicly about living with bipolar disorder, challenging stigma through humor and memoir.

• KleptomaniaCompared with: Stealing during mania is assessed as part of a mood episode rather than assumed to be kleptomania.

• Patty DukeRelated: Duke publicly discussed her diagnosis, helping increase awareness of the disorder.

• Stephen FryRelated: Fry has spoken publicly about his diagnosis and its effects on his life.

• Clinical lycanthropyRelated: The wolf-transformation delusion has also been reported during mood episodes with psychotic features.

• Gene TierneyBroader topic: Tierney later spoke publicly about living with the condition and receiving psychiatric treatment.

• Histrionic personality disorderCompared with: Episodic mood changes differ from the enduring interpersonal and emotional pattern of this disorder.

• Jacqueline WilsonRelated: The Illustrated Mum places a mother’s bipolar disorder within a child-centered family story.

• LogorrheaNarrower topic: Mania within bipolar disorder is a common psychiatric context for logorrhea.

• Margot KidderRelated: Kidder spoke publicly about her diagnosis and challenged stigma around mental illness.

• Mood swingCompared with: Its episodes last longer and involve broader changes than everyday mood swings.