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A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (manic) and clinical depression.
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bipolar disorder — n any of several mood disorders characterized usu. by alternating episodes of depression and mania or by episodes of depression alternating with mild nonpsychotic excitement called also bipolar affective disorder, bipolar illness, manic… … Medical dictionary
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bipolar disorder — Psychiatry. an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with periods of depression, usually interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood. Formerly, manic depressive illness. * * * or manic depressive… … Universalium
bipolar disorder — noun a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression • Syn: ↑manic depression, ↑manic depressive illness, ↑manic depressive psychosis • Hypernyms: ↑affective disorder, ↑major affective disorder, ↑emotional disorder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bipolar disorder in children — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Children from within the main article: Bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorder (BPD), formerly known as Manic Depression , is characterized by extreme changes in mood that range from depressive lows to … Wikipedia
bipolar disorder — /baɪˈpoʊlə dɪsɔdə/ (say buy pohluh disawduh) noun a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of excitation and depression; manic depression. Also, bipolar affective disorder, bipolar mood disorder …
bipolar disorder — bipo′lar disor′der n. psi an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with depression, usu. interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood; manic depressive illness … From formal English to slang
bipolar disorder and hallucinations — see mood disorder and hallucinations … Dictionary of Hallucinations
bipolar disorder — noun Date: 1980 any of several psychological disorders of mood characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania called also manic depression, manic depressive illness … New Collegiate Dictionary
