When a person is diagnosed bipolar, is it a medical condition or psychiatric?


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Bipolar disorder is another word for manic depression it is a psychiatric disorder. A person with bipolar disorder suffers from extreme mood swings severe mania to severe depression. It can be controllable with the correct prescribed medication. Hope this helps some.

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I a psychological disorder that CAN be controled with medicines.
It is both since psichiatry is a branch of medicine which means that it treats with psichological problems/mental diseases that could be medicated. and yes, if you are bipolar you can be treated medically but it always depends on the gravity and the type.


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