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How are depressive disorders different from bipolar disorder? so both of these, both are mood disorders.
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They're problems with mood.
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But the difference is that depressive disorders are what we call unipolar, as opposed to bipolar.
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So if i depict this on a graph, so we have time and we have a level of mood.
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So above and below, the usual.
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So a person with a depressive disorder may have these dips like so.
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A person with bipolar will instead have dips but also peaks.
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So depressive disorders are characterised by episodes of depression, which is less activity, reduced mood, perhaps issues with eating, either eating too much or eating too little.
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Insomnia or hyposomnia.
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So also negative feelings, for example, feelings of being a burden or guilt, fatigue, etc...