Red Flags to Bipolar Disorder

Certain behaviors are characteristic of bipolar disorder (manic depression). These four articles list the symptoms and signs of manic and depressive episodes, danger signals that a person may be thinking about suicide, and the symptoms of childhood bipolar disorder, which is not entirely the same as adult manic depression.

Red Flags I - Top 7 Signs of Mania
A look at the common early warning symptoms and behaviors of bipolar manic episodes.

Red Flags II - Top 6 Signs of Depression
A look at the common warning signals of bipolar depression.

Red Flags III - 5 Common Warnings of Suicide
A look at the early warning signs that may indicate the danger of suicide.

Red Flags IV - Signs of Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder
Reprinted with the authors' permission, a comprehensive list of symptoms and behaviors from The Bipolar Child.