Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

I recently posted and asked people to comment on all of the different names used to describe bipolar disorder. Sandra just wrote in with another name:

Hi Julie,

I purchased a book called "Break the Bipolar Cycle" by Elizabeth Brondolo, Ph.D. and Xavier Amador, Ph.D. and they use the term Bipolar Spectrum Disorders (BSD) as an umbrella term that includes all types of Bipolar Disorders. That was the first I'd heard that term before.

Sandra

Here is my answer:

Hi Sandra,

The term bipolar spectrum...