Talk:Bipolar I disorder

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Terminology

anyone else dislike the term 'bipolar disorder'?

i'm a sufferer (of manic depression thank you very much)

bipolar disorder makes me sound like an untidy and sexually ambivalent penguin.

ffs why change a term that is well known by all and sundry into something nobody's heard of?

i have lost count of the amount of times people have asked me about the difference between MD and BPD.

just when we should be creating and consolidating community awareness we are muddying the waters again.

• • rolls eyes*

203.220.168.8 (talk) 14:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Terms to discuss

Bipolar Disorder can be discussed a couple of ways:

• As a person with the disorder or
• The disorder

bpage (talk) 02:40, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

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References required

The intro states "Bipolar I disorder is a mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode. There may be episodes of hypomania or major depression as well. It is a sub-diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and conforms to the classic concept of manic-depressive illness".

Since editing is blocked, I am asking here for references for the above, because it implies that a sequence of manic episodes qualifies as Bipolar I but there "may be" depression episodes as well. One definition I read says Bipolar I *usually* includes depressive episodes, so the article intro may be too weak or plain wrong. Also, if Bipolar I can be just a sequence of manic episodes then that sequence is hardly a "manic-depressive illness" since there is no depression, equally it is hardly "Bipolar" since there is only a Unipolar manic component. The intro is confusing on these points too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.55.136.53 (talk) 22:50, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

16.3% of Bipolar I cases were Unipolar Manic in this study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12167505. So it appears that DSM-IV 296.4x ("Bipolar I disorder, Most recent episode manic") is wrong since it includes Unipolar Manic people. Bipolar is the two poles of mania and depression so should not include unipolar cases. In short the whole definition of Bipolar I is plainly wrong not only in the article but also officially. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.55.136.53 (talk) 01:34, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DSM 5

DSM 5 is out. I don't know what, if anything was changed for Bipolar but the page needs to updated to reflect the release. I'd do it myself but I'd have no idea what I'm doing.

Pronunciation vs. reading

The first sentence of this article begins with "Bipolar I disorder (BP-I; pronounced "type one bipolar disorder")," but that is not a pronunciation, it is a reading. Propose "Bipolar I disorder (BP-I; read as "type one bipolar disorder")." Thoughts? Hikikomoridesuyo (talk) 08:11, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

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Queen’s University Student Editing Initiative

Hello, we are a group of medical student’s from Queen’s University. We are working to improve this article over the next month and will posting our planned changes on this talk page. We look forward to working with the existing Wikipedia medical editing community to improve this article and share evidence. We welcome feedback and suggestions as we learn to edit. Thank you. NicoleHajjar (talk) 20:16, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Bipolar I Disorder Comorbidities

Hi there. I am one of the student's from Queen's University and have been considering proposing a change to the 'Diagnosis' section of the page. I feel it would be beneficial to include some of the common clinical comorbidities in this section to give a more complete context of the clinical presentation of bipolar I disorder. Here are the two sentences I am suggesting we add:

Bipolar I disorder (and bipolar II disorder) is often comorbid with other disorders including PTSD, substance use disorders and a variety of mood disorders. Up to 40% of people with bipolar disorder also present with PTSD, with higher rates occurring in women and individuals with bipolar I disorder.

Please let me know what your thoughts are on this proposed amendment!

Thank you.

Good day, Another Queens student here. Just proposing a change to make the article more in line with the DSM. In the current DSM-5 update diagnosis are based on "parts A & B". The DSM 5 breaks it down into criterion. Therefore, I propose changing the word "part" top "criterion" and adding the sentence: A criterion is a standard by which something is judged and is how the DSM-5 specifies the groupings of signs/symptoms of a disorder. This is to aid the lay reader.

Thank you.

Proposed edits to DSM-5 section

Hello, I am one student of a group of seven from Queen's University and we have been assigned to help edit this page in one of our courses! I am proposing a few changes to the article to make it a bit more readable.

Currently, the article reads:

"For Bipolar I Disorder 296.40 Most Recent Episode Hypomanic and 296.4x Most Recent Episode Manic, the proposed revision includes the following specifiers: with Psychotic Features, with Mixed Features, with Catatonic Features, with Rapid Cycling, with Anxiety (mild to severe), with Suicide Risk Severity, with Seasonal Pattern, and with Postpartum Onset. Bipolar I Disorder 296.5x Most Recent Episode Depressed will include all of the above specifiers plus the following: with Melancholic Features and with Atypical Features. The categories for specifiers will be removed in DSM-5 and part A will add “or there are at least 3 symptoms of Major Depression of which one of the symptoms is depressed mood or anhedonia. For Bipolar I Disorder 296.7 Most Recent Episode Unspecified, the listed specifiers will be removed."

My proposed change:

"For Bipolar I Disorder 296.40 (most recent episode hypomanic) and 296.4x (most recent episode manic), the proposed revision includes the following specifiers: with psychotic features, with mixed features, with catatonic features, with rapid cycling, with anxiety (mild to severe), with suicide risk severity, with seasonal pattern, and with postpartum onset. Bipolar I Disorder 296.5x (most recent episode depressed) will include all of the above specifiers plus the following: with melancholic features and with atypical features. The categories for specifiers will be removed in DSM-5 and criterion A will add “or there are at least 3 symptoms of major depression of which one of the symptoms is depressed mood or anhedonia. For Bipolar I Disorder 296.7 (most recent episode unspecified), the listed specifiers will be removed."

Cheers! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenguyen (talk • contribs) 18:13, 18 November 2019 (UTC)