DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Bipolar II Disorder

Presence or history of one or more Major Depressive Episodes

Presence or history of at least one Hypomanic Episode

No Manic Episodes or Mixed Episodes

Mood symptoms not better accounted for by Schizoaffective Disorder and

not superimposed on Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional

Disorder, or Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational,

or other important areas of functioning

Specify for current or most recent episode: Hypomanic (currently or most

recently in Hypomanic Episode) or Depressed (currently or most recently in

Major Depressive Episode)

Specify for current or most recent Major Depressive Episode (only if the

most recent type of mood episode): Severity/Psychotic/Remission Specifiers;

Chronic; with Catatonic Features; with Melancholic Features; with Atypical

Features; with Postpartum Onset

Specify: Longitudinal Course Specifiers (with and Without Interepisode

Recovery); with Seasonal Pattern (applies only to pattern of Major Depressive

Episodes); with Rapid Cycling