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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression) is a mental illness that causes abnormal shifts in a person’s mood, energy and activity levels.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Later in life, Duke was diagnosed with manic depression, now called bipolar disorder.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
The piano notes symbolize manic depression, seesawing between low and high, as Joel navigates a crumbling relationship and internalizes his conflictions.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Her manic depression and bipolar disorder didn’t help.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Later in life, Duke was diagnosed with manic depression, now called bipolar disorder.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
The piano notes symbolize manic depression, seesawing between low and high, as Joel navigates a crumbling relationship and internalizes his conflictions.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Her manic depression and bipolar disorder didn’t help.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Manic depression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic%20depression. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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manic depression
noun
variants
or manic-depression
: bipolar disorder
Able to stabilize the mood swings of many people with manic depression, lithium revolutionized psychiatric therapy when the drug came on the scene several decades ago.—J. Travis, Science News
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