Bipolar disorder disorder, manic episode, v. Schizophrenia, summarized:
|
Bipolar Disorder |
Schizophrenia |
Mood Congruence of Delusions |
+++ |
+/- |
Bizarreness of Delusions |
+ |
++++ |
Interpersonal Engagement |
+++++ |
- |
Euphoric |
Often |
Rare |
Multiple goal-oriented activities |
Common especially early in episode (hypomania) |
Not characteristic |
Downward Drift |
+/- |
++++ |
Premorbid functioning |
Excellent |
Odd or unusual, more socially withdrawn |
Effect on Examiner |
Infectious Euphoria |
Disconnect |
Return to Normalcy Between Episodes |
The rule |
The exception; patients may have negative or residual symptoms |