DIAGNOSTIC
CRITERIA
TRUE OR FALSE
CODING &
SPECIFIERS
100

This disorder involves recurrent episodes of major depression and hypomania, but never a full manic episode.

What is Bipolar II Disorder?

100

Common substances that can lead to Bipolar-like symptoms are stimulants, hallucinogens, antidepressants, and dopaminergic medications

What is true?

100

This code is associated with moderate or severe alcohol use disorder in substance/medication-induced bipolar and related disorder

What is F10.24?

200

The diagnosis of cyclothymic disorder requires that individuals must not be symptom-free for more than this length of time during the two-year period.

What is two months?

200

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200

This specifier must have at least four distinct mood episodes (manic, hypomanic, or depressive) within a 12-month period.

What is with rapid cycling?

300

For a diagnosis of this disorder, the mood disturbance must occur during or shortly after the use of a substance, and the symptoms must not be better explained by a primary mood disorder or another medical condition.

What is Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar and Related Disorder?

300

Unspecified Bipolar and Related Disorder applies to presentations in which symptoms characteristic of a bipolar and related disorder that cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning predominate but do not meet the full criteria for any of the disorders in the bipolar and related disorders diagnostic class.

What is true?

300

F34.0 represents this disorder in the DSM 5 TR

What is cyclothymic disorder?

400

In Bipolar I Disorder, a manic episode with psychotic features must cause significant impairment or require this type of intervention.

What is hospitalization?

400

Average development and course slightly earlier in Bipolar II than in Bipolar I, but age doesn’t reliably distinguish between the two

What is false?

Average development and course slightly LATER in Bipolar II than in Bipolar I, but age doesn’t reliably distinguish between the two

400

This code represents bipolar and related disorder due to another medical condition. With manic features: Full criteria are not met for a manic or hypomanic episode.

What is F06.33?

500

This mood disorder diagnosis requires at least one manic episode lasting at least one week, along with potential major depressive episodes, but does not include the presence of psychotic features unless they are clearly attributable to another medical condition or substance use.

What is Bipolar I Disorder?

500

In short-duration cyclothymia, the individual experiences multiple periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not fully meet the criteria for hypomanic or major depressive episodes, similar to Cyclothymic Disorder. However, the total duration of symptoms is less than 2 years (or less than 1 year in children and adolescents), which does not satisfy the criteria for Cyclothymic Disorder.

What is true?

500

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