How to Use manic depression in a Sentence
manic depression
noun-
Around the same time I was diagnosed with manic depression.
— New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 -
In his memoir, Mr. Pride spoke of struggles with manic depression.
— Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2020 -
Fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression are among the subjects dealt with in Paula Rego’s art.
— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 5 July 2021 -
Mania is also the main feature of bipolar disorder, which used to be known as manic depression.
— Jessica Migala, Health.com, 28 June 2021 -
Bipolar historically was known as manic depression, and some people will still call it that.
— Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, 6 Dec. 2018 -
Newhart’s character, Dr. Bob Hartley, was a psychologist, and the show didn’t shy away from mental disorders such as manic depression.
— Travis M. Andrews, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018 -
He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which was then called manic depression.
— Jack Dickey, SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018 -
Roberts makes a convincing case for a diagnosis of severe manic depression.
— Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2022 -
When did manic depression become bipolar disorder and why?
— Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2018 -
Eventually, he was declared to be suffering from manic depression, or bipolar disorder, as it is now called, and the diagnosis stuck.
— Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021 -
Treated for manic depression as an adult, Mr. Maschler found therapy unhelpful.
— Sam Roberts, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2020 -
This was the beginning of Brigetta’s journey toward managing her manic depression.
— Jessica Ciosek, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019 -
Since being diagnosed with schizophrenia and manic depression, performances from Johnston have been seldom seen.
— Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago, 11 Oct. 2017 -
Since then, researchers have found that people with genetic markers for colorblindness and a specific blood type were susceptible to manic depression.
— Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018 -
Once called manic depression, the disorder causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, concentration, and the ability to carry out routine tasks.
— Katharine Q. Seelye, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2020 -
As a psychiatrist, William B. Lawson has treated people battling schizophrenia and manic depression.
— Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2020 -
Johnston struggled throughout his life with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and manic depression.
— Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2019 -
Eating disorders, cutting, depression, suicide, manic depression — in the popular imagination, all these things are most often seen as the struggles of young, wealthy, white American women.
— Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018 -
In 2019, Carter spoke out about his mental health issues and revealed he'd been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety and manic depression.
— Doha Madani, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022 -
Bipolar disorder, which is sometimes called manic depression, is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings between highs (mania) and lows (depression), according to the Mayo Clinic.
— Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018 -
The former child star had been vocal about his struggles with substance use, as well as various mental health conditions — including personality disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety and manic depression.
— Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022 -
Our parents — hard-working, blue-collar immigrant citizens — never imagined that their son suffered from manic depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
— Lizzy Feliciano, STAT, 29 May 2021 -
The officer also recognized the woman as someone whos suffers from manic depression and schizophrenia and who displays victim-like behavior associated with victims of domestic violence.
— cleveland, 8 July 2022 -
Beginning in his teens, Dan was beset by mental troubles variously diagnosed, and medicated, as schizophrenia, depression or manic depression.
— New York Times, 4 Mar. 2022 -
Treatment for schizophrenia, manic depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder is typically limited to medication in jails.
— Thalia Beaty, ProPublica, 16 June 2020
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