Description of the Symptoms of the Psychological Disorder
Criteria A: The individual experiences numerous periods with hypomanic symptoms and depressive symptoms lasting at least 2 years. However, these symptoms do not meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode or a major depressive episode.
Criteria B: Throughout the 2-year period, the hypomanic and depressive periods have been occurring for at least half the time and the person has not been without the symptoms for over 2 months at one time.
Criteria C: Conditions for major depressive, manic, or hypomanic episodes have not been met.
Criteria D: The signs in Criterion A cannot be described by a different disorder, such as schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified
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Criterion F: The individual experiences pain or ailment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Explanation Why the Person has the Disorder
Criteria A: For several years Ms. Jones has been experiencing periods with hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode and depressive symptoms that also do not the criteria for a major depressive episode.
Criteria B: Ms. Jones states that her fluctuating mood has been occurring for more than half the time and she has been without the mood changes for more than two months at a time.
Criteria C: She never has experienced a major depressive episode, a manic episode, or hypomanic episode.
Criterion D. The symptoms Ms. Jones is experiencing are not explained by any of the disorders described above.
Criteria E: Ms. Jones does not indicate that the symptoms are not from the effects of a substance or a medical condition.
Criteria F: She is experiencing impairment in her occupational life as she experiences high and low moods while working.
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