Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder is one of the most distinct disorders in Psychiatry and it has been described in numerous cultures over the course of centuries. The hallmark of the illness is mania that alternates with episodes of depression. Mania inmany ways is the vice versa of depression. Mania in this painting is expressed as a bright, happy, mood elating, colorful image which occupies the right half of the depicted face. In contrast the left half face represents depression impressed as a dark, greyish, disturbed and melancholic image. Mania is manifested by elevated mood, euphoria, overactivity and increased optimism. Eventually it reaches a peak characterized by the lack of controllable behavior and judgement. During this phase, at some point patient could be extremely creative. mohamed osman, MD physician and artist