What is bipolar spectrum? Will it become bipolar 1 or bipolar 2?

Today’s video is about bipolar spectrum illness and is based on a viewer question from Saddam. He asks if his diagnosis of bipolar spectrum will later become bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder. The short answer is that here in the US bipolar spectrum is not an official term. However, it is debated by researchers and clinicians as to whether bipolar disorder and depression really should be considered one bipolar spectrum illness and not be separate diagnoses. In this video I give the history of bipolar disorder and how it evolved from being manic depressive insanity, to separate diagnoses of major depression and bipolar disorder. Many people believe we should rename both illnesses bipolar spectrum to include other conditions such as: Recurrent severe depression with psychosis Depression mixed with manic symptoms Cyclothymia Antidepressant induced mania Anxious depression Atypical depression Other videos referenced in this video Video about Treatment Resistant De