Diagnostic criteria for 296.4x Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic

A. Currently (or most recently) in a Manic Episode. 

B. There has previously been at least one Major Depressive Episode, Manic Episode, or Mixed Episode. 

C. The mood episodes in Criteria A and B are not better accounted for bySchizoaffective Disorder and are not superimposed on Schizophrenia,Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder, or Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. 

Specify (for current or most recent episode): 

Severity/Psychotic/Remission Specifiers   
With Catatonic Features   
With Postpartum Onset 

Specify: 

Longitudinal Course Specifiers (With and Without Interepisode Recovery)   
With Seasonal Pattern (applies only to the pattern of Major Depressive Episodes)   
With Rapid Cycling

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association

A. Currently (or most recently) in a Manic Episode. 

B. There has previously been at least one Major Depressive Episode, Manic Episode, or Mixed Episode. 

C. The mood episodes in Criteria A and B are not better accounted for bySchizoaffective Disorder and are not superimposed on Schizophrenia,Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder, or Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. 

Specify (for current or most recent episode): 

Severity/Psychotic/Remission Specifiers   
With Catatonic Features   
With Postpartum Onset 

Specify: 

Longitudinal Course Specifiers (With and Without Interepisode Recovery)   
With Seasonal Pattern (applies only to the pattern of Major Depressive Episodes)   
With Rapid Cycling

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American Psychiatric Association