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Bipolar Affective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, "BPAD",
or "BP" is a mood disorder typically characterized
by fluctuations between manic and depressive states; and,
more generally, atypical mood regulation and mood instability.
Bipolar disorder, as with all mental disorders, is now generally
considered to be a biochemical disorder of the brain and its
associated hormonal systems. There is no definitive biochemical
test for the disorder, nor is there any test for its absence,
although there has been some success in identifying blood
flow patterns in the brain using brain imaging. Bipolar disorder
is found in disproportionate numbers in people with creative
talent such as artists, musicians, authors, poets, and scientists,
and it has been speculated that the mechanisms which cause
the disorder may be related to those responsible for creativity
in these persons. Many of these creative talents were "diagnosed"
with bipolar disorder after their deaths and thus the diagnoses
are unverifiable.
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