Bipolar Disorder or Manic Depression is manifested by intense alternations of emotional mood, thought, energy, self-confidence, and sexuality and, more generally, the behavior of the individual. It can be in the form of successive cycles without observing intervals of physiological disposition between two phases or repeated in time with intermediate physiological phases. In particular, the phase of mania is characterized by high energy, impulsive behavior, quick thinking and reason, decreased critical capacity and a sense of having special abilities and talents where the individual does not perceive the difference from a physiological phase transformed into melancholy and despair, energy loss, fatigue, "sense of deceleration” feelings of guilt or worthlessness, loss of satisfaction of the person's participation in previous pleasant activities, and often suicidal thoughts.

Bipolar disorder may mislead that it is a problem of another type and not a mental illness. This can happen because the person tends to be passionate about betting and gambling or to use substances, or to show reduced professional activity and problematic interpersonal relationships. In reality, however, problems such as these may be the symptoms of an underlying mood disorder.

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