[People] are often diagnosed with depression or ADHD and put on medications that can make underlying bipolarity worse. If they're presenting with these symptoms, they should very cautiously approach treatment and scan for manic behavior. |
Bipolar disorder is treated with medication, and we're gaining a lot of knowledge in this area. The fewer episodes patients have, the better the long-term prognosis is. |
Typically, they present a more complicated picture of bipolar disorder, so that they have more commonly than not mixed episodes or co-occurring manic and depressive symptoms. |