Regulation as modulation: autonomic flexibility as a physiological buffer in bipolar II disorder - a perspective on somatic regulation and mood stability.
Frontiers in Psychiatry 2025 Kyndra Purcell
Bipolar II disorder is traditionally understood as a condition of mood dysregulation, yet beneath its psychological manifestations lies a physiological rhythm often overlooked: the regulation of the autonomic nervous system. This perspective proposes that while bipolar II is not caused by a dysregulated nervous system, its course-and particularly the depth and duration of depressive episodes-is...