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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is a type of mood disorder. It’s made up of two parts: mania and depression. Mania is an unreasonably high mood and depression is a very low mood. Many people experience periods of wellness in between episodes of mania and depression. There are a few different types of bipolar disorder: bipolar disorder I, bipolar disorder II, and cyclothymic disorder.

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