Mixed Episode WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Mixed Episode
A mixed episode, also known as a mixed state, is when depression and mania happen at the same time in bipolar disorder. This can be the most dangerous period of a mood disorder. This is when most complications increase.1 During this time the mood of the person will go from euphoria to sadness in a short period of time.2
Fast Facts:
- A mixed episode is a type of bipolar disorder.3
- For diagnosis of a mixed episode, symptoms must occur over the course of one week.4
- Mixed episodes seem to be more resistant to treatment.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Mixed State
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders: Mixed Episode Definition
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 HealthyPlace: Bipolar "Mixed" State
- ↑ Counselling Resource: Criteria for Mixed Episode
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Mixed Bipolar Episode, Bipolar Mixed Episode, Bipolar Disorder Mixed Episode, Mixed Episode of Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Mixed State, Bipolar Disorder Mixed State, Mixed Episodes
- Last update: Dec. 26, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
