Bipolar mood disorder is characterized by at least one elevated period called “hypo-manic” and “depressives episodes“.

Clinical manifestations  in the hypo-manic states :

• The mood is elated, irritable, or hostile.
• Inflated self-esteem and boasting.
• Buying  sprees and foolish business investments.
• Racing thoughts and destructibility.
• Deceased need for sleep and increased sexual desire.
• Psycho-motor acceleration.

Other patients have false convictions of personal wealth or grandiose identity. Fleeting auditory and visual hallucinations are sometimes present.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)