What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder causes extreme ups and downs in a person’s mood, behavior, and energy.
People have low-energy moods of depression and high-energy moods called mania (also called manic moods).
Just about everyone goes through ups and downs in their moods. Most of the time, mood changes do not mean a person has bipolar disorder.
Indications that mood changes may be a sign of bipolar include:
- Extreme mood changes
- Depressed moods and manic moods
- Extreme effects on a person’s energy, thinking, and behavior
- Mood changes cause big problems in a person’s daily life