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Hypomania means, literally, "mild mania."
It's sometimes difficult to draw a distinct line between "manic" and "hypomanic," as "marked impairment" is a necessarily subjective evaluation.
Also, one of the reasons that bipolar disorder often has a delayed diagnosis may be that hypomanic episodes are often overlooked amid the "Sturm und Drang" of adolescense and early adulthood.
The associated features of mania are present in Hypomanic Episodes, except that delusions are never present and all other symptoms are *generally* less severe than they would be in Manic Episodes.
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