Bipolar III
Though bipolar III is not an official psychiatric diagnosis, it is often used to refer to extremely mild bipolar disorder. Bipolar III is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), the reference book used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental illnesses.
There are two commonly used definitions for Bipolar III. Some people refer to cyclothymia, an official form of bipolar disorder, as Bipolar III. The other use of the term bipolar III refers to hypomania caused by antidepressants.
Cyclothymia is a milder version of bipolar II. The person with cyclothymia may have mild depressive symptoms and mild hypomania. Cyclothymia and bipolar II are sometimes referred to as soft bipolar.
If the person does not have any symptoms of hypomania, they are sometimes still diagnosed with cyclothymia if the person has a family history of bipolar disorder. Some psychiatrists will diagnose cyclothymia in people who have mild depression symptoms and personality traits that are similar to mild hypomania and who need little sleep.
Bipolar III is also used in reference to mania that has been caused by excess antidepressants. People with bipolar disorder or clinical depression are commonly treated with antidepressants.
Antidepressants are often an important component in the treatment for mood disorders. Sometimes, a psychiatrist must try several different antidepressants and dosages before the right combination for the individual is found.
If the bipolar III is due to antidepressants, the psychiatrist will make adjustments to the dosage or change the prescribed medication. Bipolar III that is cyclothymia may be treated with medication and cognitive therapy.
The diagnosis of cyclothymia may be changed to bipolar I, bipolar II, or major depression if the persons symptoms change in severity and now meet the diagnostic criteria for one of those disorders. For example if someone with cyclothymia has an episode of depression that is severe enough to meet the diagnostic criteria for an episode of depression as outlined by the DSM, the persons diagnosis may be changed to major depression or bipolar II.
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Written by Sheila Wilson on December 8th, 2009 with
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