Abstract
Bipolar disorder is a chronic and recurrent mood disease that progresses with symptoms that vary from euphoria to depression or a combination of both. Its prevalence is estimated at 1–2.4% of the population, affecting males and females at the same rate and usually starting between 20 and 30 years of age. The common complications of bipolar disorder include psychotic symptoms, rapid cycling episodes, aggressiveness and, the most severe of all, suicide. The main cause of bipolar disorder is biological, although genetic susceptibility is affected by various psychosocial factors that can act as triggers. In this update, we review the clinical manifestations, aetiology, diagnosis, course and prognosis of bipolar disorder, as well as its treatment.
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