True or False: Most bipolar depression clients experience depression symptoms but only a few have had a manic episode in their lifetime.

The statement is considered true because many individuals with bipolar disorder, specifically those with bipolar II disorder, predominantly experience episodes of depression without a history of manic episodes. In bipolar II, patients often have recurrent major depressive episodes, while hypomanic episodes may be less prominent or even unrecognized. This pattern can lead to the misconception that individuals are simply dealing with unipolar depression, as the depressive symptoms can be more pervasive and disabling, and the hypomanic episodes may go unnoticed or be less intense. Therefore, it is accurate to say that a significant number of clients with bipolar depression experience depressive symptoms more frequently than manic episodes over their lifetime.