bipolar disorder
Noun

bipolar disorder

  1. (clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.
    • 2002, American Psychiatric Association, American Journal of Psychiatry: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (Revision), page 30 ↗,
      An open study comparing response to lamotrigine in patients with rapid-cycling versus non-rapid-cycling bipolar disorder also indicated efficacy, with some evidence that rapid-cycling patients with more severe manic symptoms at the start of treatment respod less well (367).
    • 2008, Tracy Anglada, Sheryl Hakala, Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book, page 32 ↗,
      Bipolar disorder is diagnosed if your child experiences a manic or mixed episode or recurring episodes of both mania and depression that cannot be accounted for by other causes.
Synonyms Related terms Translations
  • French: trouble bipolaire
  • German: bipolare Störung
  • Italian: psicosi maniaco-depressiva
  • Portuguese: transtorno bipolar
  • Russian: биполя́рное расстро́йство
  • Spanish: trastorno bipolar



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