Posted by KaraS on March 26, 2005, at 16:44:21
In reply to Re: explain the difference » Spriggy, posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 12:37:27
> > 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?
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> Imagine mood lying on a scale of -10 up to +10, with zero being normal (euthymia).
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Lar
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Lar,Your analogy talks about moods only though. What about the depressed agitated states? Can a unipolar experience those or does having those mean that one is bipolar?
K
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