What Does Episodic Mean in Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis? (0:44)
Episodic refers to a period of time when the bipolar patient experiences mania or depression. Find out how long episodes last in this video with Ellen Leibenluft, MD, chief of bipolar spectrum disorders at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Ellen Leibenluft, MD, is senior investigator, chief of the section on bipolar spectrum disorders and co-chief of the Emotion and Development Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Leibenluft has been with the NIMH since 1989. Her work centers on bipolar disorder and severe irritability in children and adolescents: brain mechanisms, imaging and diagnosis, and treatment.
