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Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder also know as manic-depressive illness.

It has a serious effects in patients' daily lives, relationships and emotions.

Bipolar does not have exact cause but research indicate some factors that could contribute simultaneously.

The chance will be higher if the person has first-degree relatives with bipolar because of the genetics which is one of these factors.

Furthermore, Environmental factors also play a role especially alcohol, physical, sexual or emotional abuse, losing significant friend or family member ,mental stress. bipolar has four mood episodes: mania, hypomania, depression, and mixed episodes.

Each episode have different sings and symptoms, making them usually suffer severe fluctuations in mood.

For the first one they sleep little but feel highly energetic, unable to concentrate, Impaired judgment and impulsiveness.

At the last episode the symptoms are mixed of the three first episodes .The common symptoms include depression combined with agitation, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, distractibility, and racing thoughts.

The difference in emotions results high risk of suicide.

Bipolar disorder requires long-term treatment.

With effective combination of medication, therapy, altered lifestyle and society support.