2007-03-24 11:08:53 · 4 answers · asked by Phillip 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Cyclothymia is a chronic, but less extreme, form of bipolar disorder that consists of short periods of mild depression alternating with short periods of hypomania (less severe form of mania). The onset of each phase is separated by short periods of normal mood. This diagnosis is excluded if the patient has had either a manic episode or a major depressive episode.
2007-03-24 11:18:07 · answer #1 · answered by heathermagoo13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cyclothymia is a chronic, but less extreme, form of bipolar disorder that consists of short periods of mild depression alternating with short periods of hypomania. The onset of each phase is separated by short periods of normal mood. This diagnosis is excluded if the patient has had either a manic episode or a major depressive episode
Bipolar is:
Bipolar disorder, once known as manic-depression, is a psychiatric diagnosis referring to a mental health condition defined by periods of extreme, often inappropriate, and sometimes unpredictable mood states.
Bipolar individuals generally experience mania, hypomania or mixed states alternating with clinical depression and euthymic or normal range of mood over varied periods of time. There are many variations of this disorder. A person with bipolar disorder generally tends to experience more extreme states of mood than other people. Moods can change quickly (many times a day) or last for months. Bipolar individuals tend to have very 'black and white' thinking, where everything in life is either a positive aspect or a negative. Mood patterns of this nature are associated with distress and disruption, and a relatively high risk of suicide. Bipolar disorder is also associated with a variety of cognitive deficits, in particular, difficulty in organizing and planning. The disorder may also skew the ability to judge others' emotion, and alter sense of awareness. paranoid
2007-03-24 11:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by angel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe they are much the same but in cyclothymic the periods of "mania and of depression" are much shorter. May be more prevalent among children than among adults. I'm not sure but this should give you a good start.
2007-03-24 11:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by Al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search wikipedia and compare and contrast both
2007-03-24 11:13:43 · answer #4 · answered by caloman88 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋