Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Conundrums 1

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a well‐documented disorder with a high heritability.[1] It was familiar to physicians from antiquity, but the clear description was provided in the mid‐19th century. Over the next 150 years, the understanding, management and research of BD changed in significant ways. Mania may be the only disorder in the medical encyclopedia where patient “enjoys the sufferings” from active symptoms of his disorder! In this editorial, after charting a course of historical evolution, we make an attempt to examine the contemporary issues regarding diagnostic features from a clinical ground reality.