Mary experiences long periods of time when she feels very depressed.However,she occasionally goes through phases where she is highly focused on her painting and she creates beautiful works that provide a rewarding experience to her.It is most likely that Mary would be diagnosed with

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Mary experiences both depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes (highly focused on her painting). This is characteristic of bipolar II disorder. In contrast, bipolar I disorder involves manic episodes, which Mary does not appear to experience. Major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder involve only depressive episodes without any periods of elevated mood.

Mary Experiences Long Periods of Time When She Feels Very