eng Safiye, Teodora Milidrag, Ardea Dubljanin, Jakša Gutić Cikotić, Azra Dubljanin, Draško Kovačević, Andreja Vukčević, Branimir Biševac, Emir Radmanović, Branimir All rights reserved Keywords: Bipolar disorder; Etiology; Prognosis; Treatment. Abstract: Bipolar affective disorder is a chronic and complex mood disorder characterized by the combination of manic (bipolar mania), hypomanic and depressive (bipolar depression) episodes. Damage to emotions is dominant, from which damages to other psychological functions arise. The disease is endogenous with a pronounced hereditary factor. Bipolar affective disorder is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. It is often associated with severe medical and psychiatric comorbidity, early mortality, high levels of functional disability, and compromised quality of life. Contemporary neuropsychiatry aims to recover from illness and enable a person to lead a satisfying life with maximum functionality in the community. The means used for these purposes are pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy and various psychosocial methods that have shown their usefulness in a series of scientific studies. In this paper, we consider the etiology, clinical picture, course, prognosis, as well as available therapies for the treatment of bipolar affective disorder. Bipolar Disorder: Etiology, Clinical Picture, Prognosis, and Treatment https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:32586 Annals of Neurology and Neurosurgery info:eu-repo/semantics/article application/pdf 485296 bytes 2022