The nurse knows that depression is the primary abnormal mood state for patients who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder. What other mood state might the nurse recognize in the patient with bipolar disorder?

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1. Hypomania is a mood state of continuing elevated, expansive, irritability that does not impair function. Hypersexuality, inappropriate intimacy, and exaggerated sense of importance are symptoms seen in patients with bipolar disorder, but they are not mood states.

The Nurse Knows That Depression Is the Primary Abnormal Mood