Table 1 Defining old age bipolar disorder [113]
From: Treatment of bipolar disorders in older adults: a review
Early-onset bipolar disorders | "Old" bipolar patients with early onset of the disease |
"Real" late-onset bipolar disorders | In some patients, bipolar disorder actually manifests itself for the first time after the age of 50 |
Late-onset bipolar disorder with earlier pseudo-unipolar course | A manic, hypomanic or mixed episode develops for the first time after the age of 50, although depressive episodes had already occurred before the age of 50 |
Secondary manias | As a result of a somatic disease or medication- or drug side effects lead to the development of a manic syndrome |