What is bipolar affective disorder unspecified?

Answer 1

Very simply, manic depression. They are referring to the mood as being unspecified, as opposed to persistant (Bipolar.About.com). Here's just a little info:
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"Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness (MDI), is one of the most common, severe, and persistent mental illnesses. Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of deep, prolonged, and profound depression that alternate with periods of an excessively elevated and/or irritable mood known as mania. The symptoms of mania include a decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, increased libido, reckless behavior without regard for consequences, grandiosity, and severe thought disturbances, which may or may not include psychosis. Between these highs and lows, patients usually experience periods of higher functionality and can lead a productive life. Bipolar disorder is a serious lifelong struggle and challenge."
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Answer 2

Unspecified Bipolar Disorder

Answer 3

It's based on the ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases) and DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) diagnosis coding systems; which are used for medical billing and statistics.

The official term is NOS (not otherwise specified).

A doctor might diagnose Bipolar Disorder NOS

Or be a little more specific and diagnose BIpolar Disorder I Most Recent Episode NOS

Or Bipolar II (no further specification required)

Or Bipolar I, Most Recent Episode Manic, Depressed, Mixed, or Hypomanic NOS.

Or the doctor might be very specific and write something like

Bipolar DIsorder I Manic/Depressed or Mixed, Mild, Moderate, Severe, With Psychotic Features, In Partial Remission or In Full Remission.

There are number codes that go with each diagnosis. For example, Bipolar Disorder II is 296.89, and Bipolar Disorder Manic with Psychotic Features is 296.44.

"Affective" is a medical term for "mood."


Every Disease has an NOS or NEC (Not Elsewhere Classified) category.

Answer 4

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What is bipolar affective disorder unspecified?

Answer 5

Hi

Good question. There is a great site with some info that might be very helpful to you.

http://www.bipolaraffectivedisorders.com

You also get to sign up for a free e-course on Bipolar Disorders

Hope this helps

Kirk

Answer 6

You lost me.
I have bi polar, it (in genral) is emotions on both extreams going up and down and side to side, no amount of 'just feel better' is going to help you out of depression caused by it...or any other real depression for that matter. It is possible to have normal middle feeling too, but your emotions are very much under sway to most anything, even things others wuld not even notice. Meds can help along with learning how to control yourself and also how to look at the world in diffrent veiwpoints and more can as well.
Let it slide if you can, but you have to learn how to let it slide..you can act, or you can actually do it.

More about, but that is the general bit, emotions fly all over.

Reft
EDIT~
Riven Lether has it right by the letters, though many have no idea what it really means, even if they think they do. You know what heartache was at age eight? and every year after? Hope not.

Answer 7

It's basically a wastebasket diagnosis for people who have significant bipolar symptoms but do not meet the full criteria for one of the bipolar disorders.

Answer 8

It means that they know it is bipolar but haven't decided whether it is I or II. The person being diagnosed is showing signs of both but hasn't had a major manic episode, by may be suscetible to one. My guess is that the reason they use that diagnosis is to get insurance to pay for a medication when bipolar is suspected but doesn't have some of the classification criteria.

Type it into "google" for more information. Good luck.

Answer 9

bipolar disorder causes dramatic mood swings-from overly 'high' and /or irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again, often with periods of normal mood in between. severe changes in energy and behavior go along with these changes in mood. the periods of highs and lows are called episodes of mania and depression

signs and systoms of mania episodes
increased energy, activity, end restlessness
little sleep need
poor judgement
spending sprees
increased sexual drive
denial that anything is wrong
can't concentrate well

episodes of depression
lasting sad
anxious
empty mood
loss of interest or pleasure in activity that once enjoyed
change in appetite and /or unintended weight loss/or gain