bipolar disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders of mood characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania
called also bipolar illness, manic depression
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Despite having bipolar disorder, Turner founded CNN.
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Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Lee’s mother, who later became a home health aide, had bipolar disorder, which Lee was also diagnosed with around age 20.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Tegretol also treats certain types of nerve pain, while Lamictal can treat bipolar disorder.
—Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Paranoid schizophrenia read one admitting diagnosis, though most say Richard had bipolar disorder.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Lee’s mother, who later became a home health aide, had bipolar disorder, which Lee was also diagnosed with around age 20.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Tegretol also treats certain types of nerve pain, while Lamictal can treat bipolar disorder.
—Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Paranoid schizophrenia read one admitting diagnosis, though most say Richard had bipolar disorder.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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