Catherine Zeta-Jones suffers from bipolar disorder II
BEIJING. April 14. KAZINFORM Wales-born actress Catherine Zeta-Jones recently underwent inpatient treatment for bipolar II disorder at a Connecticut mental health facility, according to media reports Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The 41-year-old actress decided to check in to the facility "after dealing with the stress of the past year," her representative said in a statement reported by PEOPLE magazine.
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depression, is typically lifelong and recurrent, according to David J. Miklowitz, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Some people have their first episode in childhood, others later in life.
People with bipolar II swing from severe depression to a milder and briefer manic state called hypomania. They aren't impaired to the extent that folks with bipolar I can be. "People notice a change, but it's not extreme," Miklowitz said; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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