bipolar disorder

American  

noun

Psychiatry.

• bipolar disorders
  plural

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

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bipolar disorder British  

noun

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

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bipolar disorder Scientific  

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

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bipolar disorder Cultural  

1. 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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Noun Inflected Forms

• bipolar disorders
  plural

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bipolar disorder

She spent the next two decades taking as many as five medications at once and kept getting worse until doctors called her bipolar disorder “treatment-resistant.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

In 2021 Pike was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in prison and has been medicated since.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Linton had struggled with bipolar disorder for years before the crash and was twice hospitalized due to issues related to her mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Diabetes, obesity, and bipolar disorder frequently occur together and may share some underlying biological mechanisms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

They weren't partial or biased, just very persuasive in detailing how organic brain damage, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder can conspire to create severe mental impairment.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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