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In this part …

✔ Understand what bipolar disorder is and what it isn’t according to the diagnostic categories spelled out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) – the book psychiatrists look to when developing their diagnosis.

✔ Explore genetic and nongenetic factors, such as physical and emotional stress, that likely team up to trigger the manic and depressive episodes characteristic of bipolar disorder.

✔ Take a look inside the different parts of the brain to understand the biology of bipolar disorder.

✔ Get a bird’s-eye view of the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder, so you know what’s involved and the sort of outcome you can expect when treatment proceeds according to plan.