bipolar disorder
Let an agent route people in crisis to emergency or crisis services first, give general sourced information on bipolar disorder, point to professional care and support organisations, and avoid diagnosis, personal treatment advice or stigma.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Crisis Immediate risk.
Risk
Danger now.
Risk
Immediate risk.
- Is the person at risk of harming themselves or others, or in a severe episode? boundary
- Should emergency services or a crisis line be contacted now? action
Lines
Crisis lines.
Lines
Crisis lines.
- Which crisis lines or text services are available here? provenance
- Are they free and open around the clock? provenance
Information General facts.
About
Condition overview.
About
Condition overview.
- What do health services and charities say about bipolar disorder in general terms? provenance
- How is it diagnosed? definition
Personal
Personal questions.
Personal
Personal advice limits.
- Is the user asking whether they have the condition or about their medication? boundary
- How should the agent refer them to a clinician? action
Support Care and peers.
Care
Professional care.
Care
Professional care.
- How can someone access mental health care for this here? provenance
- What should they bring to an appointment? action
Peer
Peer support.
Peer
Peer support.
- Which charities or peer groups support people with bipolar disorder and families? provenance
- Do they offer helplines? provenance
Inclusion Stigma and rights.
Language
Respectful language.
Language
Respectful language.
- Is the language person-first and free of stigma? boundary
- Is bipolar being used as a casual insult? boundary
Rights
Work and study.
Rights
Rights.
- Which workplace or study adjustments and rights apply here? provenance
- How can they be requested? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- secondary mania, major affective disorder 3, major affective disorder 4, major affective disorder 5, major affective disorder 6, major affective disorder 9, manic episode, bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, bipolar II disorder, bipolar I disorder, bipolar mania, major affective disorder 2
What it is Filled
A mental health condition involving disturbances of mood and activity, with types including bipolar I, bipolar II and cyclothymic disorder; bipolar I involves at least one manic episode and does not require a depressive episode, while bipolar II involves hypomanic and major depressive episodes, and cyclothymic disorder involves persistent fluctuations between hypomanic and depressive symptoms below full episode thresholds. It is treatable, and people can manage it with professional care, support and self-management.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent route people in crisis to emergency or crisis services first, give general sourced information on bipolar disorder, point to professional care and support organisations, and avoid diagnosis, personal treatment advice or stigma.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Mood episodes or symptom patterns vary by type, and depression is not required for bipolar I.
- The condition has several types.
- The condition is treatable.
- People with the condition are affected by stigma.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose a person with bipolar disorder or speculate about someone's mental health.
- Advise changing or stopping prescribed medication.
- Disclose a person's mental health condition without consent.
- Ignore signs of crisis, such as talk of suicide, instead of directing to urgent help.
Only with a human decision
- Any treatment decision.
- Contacting emergency services or family during a crisis.
May
- Explain bipolar disorder in general terms and point to professional and crisis support.
- Help a person track moods, sleep or medication they have chosen to record.
Moral aspects Filled
- Stigma around bipolar disorder harms people's work, relationships and willingness to seek care.
- Mental health data is highly sensitive and protected.
Who is affected
- People with bipolar disorder
- Families and carers
- Employers and colleagues
Owners Filled
Steward
The person, with their clinicians; health services hold clinical records.
Master systems
- Clinical and health records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q188638 - registry parent class
related
- mood disorder - category
- mental health - broader topic
- psychiatry and psychological therapy - care
- peer support organisations - support
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.bipolar-disorder
- Wikidata: Q131755 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131755)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Episodes of elevated and low mood
- Diagnosed by clinicians
- Everyday mood swings are not the same condition
- Not visible; involves changes in mood, energy, sleep and activity over episodes.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- recognise when urgent help is needed
- find general information from reliable health sources
- find professional care and support groups
- use respectful, non-stigmatising language
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing suicide risk or severe episodes
- Agents diagnosing or advising on medication
- Stigmatising language
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ICD-11 and DSM-5 diagnostic classifications
- Clinical guidelines on bipolar disorder
- Mental health and disability law
Context of use required Filled
- A mental health condition relevant to crisis support, care and inclusion.
- bipolar I disorder
- bipolar II disorder
- cyclothymic disorder
- other specified bipolar disorders
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q131755: bipolar disorder - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Bipolar disorder - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should types be separate entries?
- How should crisis lines be kept current?
- How should support organisations be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q131755/spec.json