Download Bipolar Disorder Pathophysiology Diagram Background. Bipolar disorder is common and disabling. The average age of onset of bipolar.
This theory sees bipolar disorder as a suite of related neurodevelopmental conditions with interconnected functional abnormalities that often appear early in life and worsen over time. The hallmark of the disorder is mood elevation (mania or hypomania). Related online courses on physioplus.
Bipolar disorder is a chronic or episodic (which means occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals) mental disorder.
Do you want to read the rest of this article? Physiological function of the brain networks involved in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. Related online courses on physioplus. A growing list of genes that confer susceptibility to bpd have been identified, a number of which have been implicated in the cellular or molecular pathophysiology of the disease.