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NURS 663 Exam Questions With All Correct Detailed Answers Bipolar I Disorder Criteria - ANSWER- At least one lifetime manic episode is required for this diagnosis. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expensive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased goal directed activity or energy, lasting at least one week and present most of the days nearly every day or any duration if hospitalization is necessary. The episode is not attributable to the physi...