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Dr. Vishal ChhabraPsychiatrist • 24 Years Exp.MBBS, DPM, DNB (PSYCHIATRY)
What is Bipolar Disorder? It is a type of Mood Disorder (there are various types of Mood Ds) where person suffers from bouts of low mood (Depression) and high mood (Mania). These bouts can last from days to weeks to even months causing significant problems to patient and his/her family members in their personal, social and occupational functioning. Thankfully we have now safe and effective treatments available for this chronic illness. With proper treatment and family support thousands and thousands of patients are living good functional lives world over.