Your roommate is acting very strangely. Although she has not slept much in the past few days, she says she is on top of the world. She has cleaned and re-cleaned her closets several times. She has invested in a questionable financial venture. This period of non-stop activity has lasted for well over a week and is in sharp contrast to the depression and fatigue she exhibited in the previous semester. The DSM-IV diagnosis would most likely be

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The symptoms described, including periods of high energy, lack of sleep, risky behavior, and contrasting depressive episodes, are characteristic of bipolar disorder, which involves cycles of mania and depression.

Your Roommate Is Acting Very Strangely