BIP Bipolar disorder/ manic-depressive

BIP Bipolar disorder/ manic-depressive disorder

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, moves between two extreme poles: On the one hand, sufferers experience manic phases full of elation and zest for action, while on the other hand they go through depressive phases with dejection and a deeply felt emptiness. In between, there may be periods with no or mild symptoms. There may also be episodes in which the mood changes very quickly.

Bipolar disorder, which is one of the so-called affective disorders, can progress very differently: Sometimes it lasts two weeks, sometimes half a year. Some sufferers go through several depressive phases in succession until a manic episode occurs. Sometimes there is also a rapid change, known as rapid cycling. Mixed states in which symptoms of depression and mania or hypomania occur simultaneously are also possible.

The chip is intended to help balance out the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder.