How do I know if I have depression or if I am just sad? What is bipolar disorder? Are these disorders purely chemical or caused by environment? Lana welcomes back Dr. Kathleen Daly, Medical Director of Interventional Psychiatry at Plus by APN. In this episode, they dive into what is going under the surface with these two mood disorders chemically and environmentally as well as the impact of COVID on an increase in depression. Dr. Daly breaks down criteria, symptoms, treatments, and ways we can help manage these moods when they come up. Dr. Daly and Lana discuss what mania and hypo-mania look like and how hypo-mania can often be missed. They get deep into severe forms of these disorders that can include psychotic symptoms as well as less severe forms that are still very challenging but are considered “sub-clinical”.