Bipolar Disorder: Signs & Treatment Options | Stanford

Bipolar disorder is an episodic mental illness with extremes of mood in opposite directions, with extreme highs (mania) and extreme lows (depression). Dr. Anna Lembke explains the signs of bipolar disorder, how to know if you have bipolar disorder, and how to help someone with bipolar disorder.

0:00 Introduction
0:16 What is bipolar disorder? What does bipolar mean?
1:52 Diagnosis for bipolar disorder
3:15 Treatment for bipolar disorder

Dr. Anna Lembke is Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on Addiction Medicine, Pain and Addiction, Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction, and Behavioral Addictions.

The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 6/27/2022. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority or your healthcare practitioner for advice.

This video is a production of the Stanford Center for Health Education team, in collaboration with Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Center for Professional Development.

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