Diagnosis of this Bipolar Disorder requires at least one Manic or Mixed episode, but there may be episodes of Hypomania or Major Depression as well. (This diagnosis conforms to the classic concept of manic depressive illness.)

Diagnostic Criteria:

• 296.0x Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode
• 296.40 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Hypomanic
• 296.4x Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic
• 296.6x Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed
• 296.5x Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed
• 296.7 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Unspecified

Also:

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994

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