Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00869:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00869
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Provision Reference: reg 7
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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about bipolar disorder and death from bipolar disorder.
Meaning of bipolar disorder
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bipolar disorder:
             (a)           means a group of disorders of mental health which are manifested by one or more periods of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased activity or energy; and
             (b)          includes:
                (i)            bipolar and related disorder due to another medical condition;
                (ii)         bipolar I disorder;
                (iii)       bipolar II disorder;
                (iv)        cyclothymic disorder;
                (v)          major depressive episode with mixed features;
                (vi)        other specified bipolar and related disorder and unspecified bipolar and related disorder; and
                (vii)     substance/medication-induced bipolar and related disorder.
                Note 1:  bipolar and related disorder due to another medical condition, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, cyclothymic disorder, major depressive episode with mixed features, other specified bipolar and related disorder and unspecified bipolar and related disorder and substance/medication-induced bipolar and related disorder are defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                Note 2:  The definition for each of the conditions included herein are derived from DSM-5.
Note 3:  DSM-5 is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
Death from bipolar disorder
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bipolar disorder, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's bipolar disorder.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.