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bipolar disorder

noun

Psychiatry.

an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with periods of depression, usually interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood.

bipolar disorder

noun

a mental health problem characterized by an alternation between extreme euphoria and deep depression

bipolar disorder

Any of several mood disorders usually characterized by periods of depression that alternate with mania.

bipolar disorder

Also known as manic-depressive illness. This psychiatric disorder is marked by periods of euphoric (manic) highs often followed by periods of depression.

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He was admitted to hospital for the first time - and finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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Coppen was interested in mood disorders and studied the effect of lithium on major depression and bipolar disorder, and the role of serotonin imbalance as a cause of depression.

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The rapper, who has been treated for bipolar disorder in the past, announced earlier this year that he had been misdiagnosed and was instead on the autism spectrum.

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As a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 40, her mind offers a lot to unpack.

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Failing to properly diagnose and treat people with bipolar disorder is wasting billions of pounds a year in the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with the BBC.

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