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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a highly recurrent, debilitating mental illness. It is often undiagnosed and undertreated.

BD symptoms are probably caused by dysregulation of serotonergic and dopaminergic pathways, and diminished activity in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. The diagnosis is based on a set of criteria that a person must meet in order to be considered to have BD. The two main types of BD are bipolar disorder type I (BD 1) and bipolar disorder type II (BD 2). The main treatments for BD with conventional medicine are pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Side effects often occur with these medications, which have a mixed record of success due to their limited efficacy and high rates of treatment discontinuation.

BD related emotional disorder is equivalent to the “Dian-Kuang (madness-depression)” of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. Acupuncture treatment for BD or similar disorders has a long history with general traditional acupuncture and particularly unique Brain acupuncture, such as scalp acupuncture and Dao-qi needling technique. Both general and unique Brain acupuncture explained in detail.

Some clinical studies have indicated that acupuncture may significantly reduce the symptoms and have fewer side effects.

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Wang, T. (2021). Bipolar Disorder. In: Acupuncture for Brain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54666-3_17

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