title: [The nosological evolution of bipolar affective disorder].
abstract: The nosological improvement of the bipolar disorder (manic-depression) follow the written history of psychiatry. The symptoms of manic and depressive episodes and mixed states were described in the ancient times. In my summary I accompany the taxonomic improvement, the changing of diagnostic categories and the work of the most important researchers from the beginning to these days.
authors.affiliation: Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg Megyei Korhazak es Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz Santha Kalman Szakkorhaz I. sz. Pszichiatriai Osztaly, Nagykallo, Hungary, E-mail: belteczkizsuzsa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bélteczki
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000266:history*; D003210:Concept Formation; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000266:history; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000266:history; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000639:trends*; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000266:history; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D013577:Syndrome