Bipolar 2, with major depressive episodes alternating
with hypomania, is more common in women.
Not exact matches
Of the study volunteers, 46 had been diagnosed
with bipolar I (history of mania) depression, 49
with bipolar II (history of
hypomania) depression, and 52
with unipolar depression.
Led by Dr Steven Marwaha, a clinical academic Psychiatrist, the research analysed data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and found that teenage cannabis use at least 2 - 3 times weekly is directly associated
with suffering from symptoms of
hypomania in later years.
Most notably, it can exacerbate mania or
hypomania in people
with bipolar disorder, so you should not take SAMe without consulting a physician.
I didn't read the full article, but I wonder whether the authors considered a connection
with the antidepressant /
hypomania - inducing effect of one night's total sleep deprivation.
In fact, up to a third of patients
with hepatitis C who are given interferon, which increases cytokine activity, develop depression, mania, and
hypomania.
It is marked by dark periods of severe depression interspersed
with mania or
hypomania — insane energy levels, difficulty concentrating, distorted thinking, euphoria and thoughts that tumble around and around in the brain.
Each weekly symptom severity level was assigned as presented in Table2, based on the 6 - point PSR scale for major depression and mania plus the 3 - point PSR scale for rating minor depression / dysthymia,
hypomania, DSM - IV atypical depression, DSM - III adjustment disorder
with depressed mood, and RDC cyclothymic personality.
Weeks
with some affective symptoms were then categorized into levels of pure depression (no mania /
hypomania), pure mania /
hypomania (no depression), or a combination of manic and depressive symptoms (cycling / mixed affect).
253 people aged 18 and over
with DSM - IV diagnosis of bipolar disorder, a DSM - IV defined history of ⩾ 2 episodes of mania,
hypomania, major depressive disorder, or mixed affective disorder (
with one episode occurring in the last year), and contact
with mental health services in the last six months.
Very often those
with bipolar disorder, especially those who experience
hypomania, might not realize that they have a problem.
The research that does exist focuses on clinical issues associated
with romantic love such as
hypomania, sleep problems, depression, and anxiety (Bajoghli, Joshaghani, Mohammadi, Holsboer - Trachsler, & Brand, 2011; Bajoghli et al., 2014; Bajoghli et al., 2013; Brand et al., 2015), determinants of marital satisfaction (e.g., frequency of positive interactions; Tadinac et al., 2012), and maladaptive schemas as a predictor of divorce (Yoosefi, Etemadi, Bahrami, Fatehizade, & Ahmadi, 2010).