Bipolar disorder was previously known as manic depression as it causes moods to shift between mania and depression. It may also be classified as a biological brain disorder causing severe fluctuations in mood, energy, thinking and behaviour. This disorder results in frequent anxiety and low frustration level in the young people. Depression, in this situation, means a situation where you feel very low while mania would refer to a situation where you feel very high. Sometimes, symptoms of mania and depression can also occur simultaneously. These episodes can last for several weeks or longer. “The high and low phases of the illness are often so extreme that they interfere with everyday life”. The causes of bipolar disorder aren’t completely known, but are often hereditary. A cluster of factors both genetic and environmental, such as personal traumas or stress, can highly influence systems. The initial manic or depressive episodes of bipolar disorder usually take place early in the teenage years or early adulthood.

Anukriti Srivastava

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