When a person experiences numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and mild depressive symptoms, DSM-5 assigns a diagnosis of:
A) bipolar III disorder.
B) cyclothymic disorder.
C) unipolar II disorder.
D) dysmanic disorder.

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The pattern described is consistent with cyclothymic disorder, which is characterized by numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and mild depressive symptoms. Bipolar III disorder is not recognized by DSM-5, unipolar II disorder is characterized by recurrent major depressive episodes without any history of manic or hypomanic episodes, and dysmanic disorder is not a recognized diagnosis.

When a Person Experiences Numerous Periods of Hypomanic Symptoms and Mild