bipolar disorder

noun

Psychiatry.

1. 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

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

bipolar disorder

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

bipolar disorder

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

Example Sentences

She had been battling various mental health conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and dissociative identity disorder.

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Freddie isn’t merely the petulant brat of the first Broadway production, but suffering from bipolar disorder.

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Looking at his genome, and comparing it with polygenic scores, they found that Hitler had a high predisposition for autism, ADHD, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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He has already developed PRS models for several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression -- all of which were used in this new study.

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Similar probability scores are available for ADHD, bipolar disorder, diabetes or even male-pattern baldness.

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