Psychological Disorders: Bipolar & Eating Disorders Quiz

5% with majority onset before age 20, with slightly higher rates in females for BD-I and BD-II in adolescents.

BD-I involves cyclic changes between mania and major depressive episodes, while BD-II involves episodes of major depression and hypomania.

Cyclothymia involves episodes of hypomania and depressed mood but not major depression, while BD-NOS consists of sub-threshold (e.g. shorter) episodes of mania or hypomania with or without depression.

<p>Rapid Cycling refers to experiencing four or more mood episodes within a 12-month period, and it should lead to significant impairment in occupational, academic, or social functioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Affective disorders are classified along a spectrum from unipolar depressive disorders to bipolar disorder types II and I. The prevalence of BD spectrum disorders in adults is 5%, with the majority having onset before age 20.</p> Signup and view all the answers