Posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 12:37:27
In reply to explain the difference, posted by Spriggy on March 26, 2005, at 12:09:24
> can someone explain the main difference between unipolar and bipolar?
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> If one has unipolar, would they have the horrible agitated states?Imagine mood lying on a scale of -10 up to +10, with zero being normal (euthymia).
A unipolar depressive would only experience moods that lie between 0 and -10. A unipolar manic would only experience moods that lie between 0 and +10 (That's the bipolar type VI that we've been discussing). A bipolar type one might experience moods between -5 and +10. A bipolar type 2 might experience those between -10 and +5.
I'm being very crude in my analogy, but it makes sense that the different ranges of mood swings might lead to very different treatment strategies.
Lar
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