2.  Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition that can affect both how you feel and how you act. It is a mood disorder that can cause extreme swings in mood.

3.  Symptoms of bipolar are depression and mania.  Bipolar depression does cause feelings of sadness, emptiness, and loss of interest. Bipolar depression can make it difficult to concentrate.  Mania people feel unusually great, it's common to be overly talkative, have lots of energy, and need little sleep. Some people go through a less server form of mania called hypomania.

4.  Reduce symptoms of depressive episodes  Reduce symptoms of manic episodes  Reduce the likelihood of future episodes/relapse  Reduce the severity of the disease  Provide assistance and support to patients and family

5.  Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans, or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year. -In Australia it is approximately 238,957 people. - In the United Kingdom it is approximately 723,248 people. - In Germany it is approximately 989,095 people. - In Canada it is approximately 390,094 people. - In Iran it is approximately 810,038 people. -And for both India and China, each have somewhere between 12 - 15 million people who are bipolar!

6. As with bipolar people have two personalities or two different feelings back to back; one moment you sad and the next your happy.

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