o:32586 Bipolar Disorder: Etiology, Clinical Picture, Prognosis, and Treatment en 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. Keywords: Bipolar disorder; Etiology; Prognosis; Treatment. 2024-01-29T07:48:12.150Z 44 no 46 Teodora Safiye 0000-0002-9297-8449 Ardea Milidrag person Jakša Dubljanin person Azra Gutić Cikotić person Draško Dubljanin person Andreja Kovačević person Branimir Vukčević person Emir Biševac Državni univerzitet u Novom Pazaru person 0000-0002-3762-5456 Branimir Radmanović person application/pdf 485296 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:32586 no yes 1 70 92000001 20A01 Annals of Neurology and Neurosurgery 2022