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Abstract：
Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder that involves a manic or hypomanic state and a depressive state, and was once called manic-depressive disorder and was considered one of the two major mental disorders along with schizophrenia. Major depressive disorder, on the other hand, is a disorder in which only depressive states occur, and the two are sometimes referred to together as \"mood disorders. This review will introduce the pathophysiology, diagnosis, epidemiology, and treatment of bipolar disorder, focusing on the current situation in Japan.
摘要：
双相情感障碍是一种涉及躁狂或轻度躁狂状态和抑郁状态的精神障碍，曾经被称为躁狂抑郁症，并被认为是与精神分裂症一起的两种主要精神障碍之一。重度抑郁症,另一方面,是一种只有抑郁状态发生的疾病，两者有时一起被称为“情绪障碍”。这篇综述将介绍病理生理学，诊断,流行病学,和双相情感障碍的治疗，关注日本的现状。
