Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar effective disorder
Mania is the defining feature of bipolar disorder. Mania is a distinct period of elevated or irritable mood
Hypomania is a mild to moderate level of elevated mood, characterized by optimism
A mixed state, also known as dysphoric mania, agitated depression
Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive
Most drugs affect the brain’s “reward circuit,” causing euphoria as well as flooding it with the chemical messenger dopamine
As with most other chronic diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, or heart disease
Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive
Addiction is any repeated behavior, substance-related or not, in which a person feels compelled to persist
Science shows that substance and behavioral addictions can occur within the same individual