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Rapid cycling bipolar II illness in three closely related individuals

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.145.1.114

The author describes three related women with rapid cycling bipolar II disorder. Their cycles of approximately 55 days usually included 3-7 days of hypomania, followed by 5 weeks of mild to moderate depression and 2 weeks of severe depression.

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