hypomania
noun
hy·po·ma·nia
ˌhī-pə-ˈmā-nē-ə 
-nyə
: a mild mania especially when part of bipolar disorder
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Cyclothymia symptoms are less-intense hypomania and depression that do not meet clinical criteria for hypomania or depression.
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 23 Jan. 2023
But anabolic steroids are also associated with anxiety and major mood disorders, including mania, hypomania and major depression.
—John Leland, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023
And in fact, four people experienced temporary hypomania, i.e. abnormally elevated mood, which is usually seen in bipolar disorder, although none of the patients in this study had a history of bipolar.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2010
In 1977, five years before his death, Monk was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and hypomania.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022
Godfrey's experience includes episodes of major depression and hypomania (milder than mania) characteristic of bipolar II.
—Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022
While hypomania doesn't include psychosis, some people with bipolar 2 may take antipsychotic drugs if their depression involves hallucinations or delusions.
—Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Typically, hypomania doesn’t affect your ability to work, and episodes last about four days, according to the Cleveland Clinic8.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 28 Oct. 2021
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 23 Jan. 2023
But anabolic steroids are also associated with anxiety and major mood disorders, including mania, hypomania and major depression.
—John Leland, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023
And in fact, four people experienced temporary hypomania, i.e. abnormally elevated mood, which is usually seen in bipolar disorder, although none of the patients in this study had a history of bipolar.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2010
In 1977, five years before his death, Monk was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and hypomania.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022
Godfrey's experience includes episodes of major depression and hypomania (milder than mania) characteristic of bipolar II.
—Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022
While hypomania doesn't include psychosis, some people with bipolar 2 may take antipsychotic drugs if their depression involves hallucinations or delusions.
—Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Typically, hypomania doesn’t affect your ability to work, and episodes last about four days, according to the Cleveland Clinic8.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 28 Oct. 2021
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hypomania
noun
hy·po·ma·nia
ˌhī-pə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə
: a mild mania especially when part of bipolar disorder
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