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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While it’s been decades since she was hospitalized with bipolar disorder, Garcia still attends support groups and takes medication.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
Her manic depression and bipolar disorder didn’t help.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
Her manic depression and bipolar disorder didn’t help.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bipolar disorder
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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