Bipolar I vs. Bipolar II: What’s the Difference?
Bipolar I symptoms may be more obvious to others, but bipolar II can be similarly challenging to live with.
When most people think of bipolar disease, they probably think of bipolar type I. There’s also bipolar type II, and the symptoms can be more subtle. In this video, learn about the differences between these types of bipolar disorder and how to recognize them.
You can read more about the differences between bipolar I and bipolar II here.
- Susan Samuels, MDDr. Samuels is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Gail Saltz, MDDr. Saltz is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine and a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
- Ben Michaelis, PhDDr. Michaelis is a clinical and media psychologist in New York City.
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