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Not always, no. In hypomania there is, by definition, no significant functional impairment. However, the underlying bipolar illness usually needs to be treated,
by erokar 6y ago
Not always, no. In hypomania there is, by definition, no significant functional impairment. However, the underlying bipolar illness usually needs to be treated, and that usually involves reducing the amount of mood cycling. Indirectly that will often reduce the time spent in a hypomanic state.
This is a good educational site with a lot of info about bipolar II and hypomania: https://psycheducation.org/ https://psycheducation.org/
- biddit 6y agoThank you for the educational reference. I should have clarified - I'm quite familiar with Bipolar I/II. I was curious of your rational for treating mania but not hypomania. To what I've personally witnessed, even hypomania needs to be treated too, or at the very least vigilantly managed because even if it's not immediately destructive, the depressive phase inevitably arrives and can be quite destructive.