Abstract
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by recurrent episodes of mania or hypomania and depression, as defined in the DSM-5, (1) which classifies bipolar disorder into 2 subtypes: bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder. Bipolar I is diagnosed when an individual experiences at least 1 manic episode alongside major depressive and/or hypomanic episodes. In contrast, bipolar II is diagnosed when an individual experiences at least 1 hypomanic episode and at least 1 major depressive episode, without any manic episodes.