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

Some of the medications don’t actually treat bipolar disorder.

From Washington Post

Some 264 million people have depression, 45 million have bipolar disorder, and 20 million have schizophrenia.

From MIT Technology Review

As someone with bipolar disorder and ADHD, I could definitely relate to the overwhelming nature of sport.

From Time

Lithium is also used in industrial greases and in the treatment of bipolar disorder.

From Time

Another app cautioned that “sometimes bipolar disorder can transfer to another relative if they spend too much time with you and listen to your depressive life.”

From Popular-Science

Interestingly, the PLOS Medicine article noted, Otsuka makes the same claim for schizophrenia as it does for bipolar disorder.

From The Daily Beast

As in, we have no idea why this medication seems to help people with bipolar disorder.

From The Daily Beast

Rudy has long struggled with chronic bipolar disorder, for which he has been repeatedly hospitalized.

From The Daily Beast

For mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder, the hospitalization rate has jumped 80 percent since 1997.

From The Daily Beast

That August, the Mayo Clinic announced that Jackson was being treated for bipolar disorder.

From The Daily Beast