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Bipolar disorder is characterized by dramatic shifts in a person’s mood and functional ability between mania and depression; the disorder is sometimes called manic-depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder can be further broken down into bipolar I and bipolar II, although the distinction is less than firm. Generally, bipolar I involves more severe episodes of depression and mania, while bipolar II involves more depressive episodes, and has a higher correlation with anxiety disorders.
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