[The nosological evolution of bipolar affective disorder]. / A bipoláris affektív zavar nozológiai fejlodése.

ABSTRACT

The nosological improvement of the bipolar disorder (manic-depression) follow the written history of psychiatry. The symptoms of manic and depressive episodes and mixed states were described in the ancient times. In my summary I accompany the taxonomic improvement, the changing of diagnostic categories and the work of the most important researchers from the beginning to these days.