NURS 663 ACTUAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS VEIFIED 100% ALREADY GRADED A+ Bipolar I Disorder Criteria At least one-lifetime manic episode is required for this diagnosis. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expensive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased goal directed activity or energy, lasting at least one week and present most of the days nearly every day or any duration if hospitalization is necessary. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance example a drug of abused a medication, other treatment or to another medical condition. Note; for manic episode that emerges during antidepressant treatment example medication, electroconvulsive therapy, but persist at a fully syndromal level beyond the physiological effect of the treatment is sufficient evidence for manic episode And therefore this diagnosis. Bipolar II Diagnostic Criteria Criteria have been met for at least one hypomanic episode AND at least one major depressive episode there has never been a manic episode -not better explained by... -the symptoms of depression or the unpredictability caused by frequent alternation between periods of depression and hypomania causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioningSpecifiers: