Definition:
Cyclothymia is a long-term condition where the person's moods cycle between hypomania - a "high" that can be mild to fairly severe but does not include delusions, hallucinations or other psychotic features - and depression, also mild to fairly severe but not incapacitating or suicidal. Although it's often called a "mild" version of bipolar disorder, it can still make life difficult.
Cyclothymia is a long-term condition where the person's moods cycle between hypomania - a "high" that can be mild to fairly severe but does not include delusions, hallucinations or other psychotic features - and depression, also mild to fairly severe but not incapacitating or suicidal. Although it's often called a "mild" version of bipolar disorder, it can still make life difficult.
For more, including how cyclothymia is diagnosed, see Forms of Bipolar Disorder: Cyclothymia.
Pronunciation:
SY-klo-THIGH-mee-uh
SY-klo-THIGH-mee-uh
Also Known As: Bipolar III Disorder
Common Misspellings: cycloritmia, cycothymia, cyclothemia
