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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His hope is to address both scientific research and eventual treatments for central nervous system diseases, which also include autism and bipolar disorder.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
Other sweeps forged dramatic genetic changes affecting skin pigmentation; blood type; and susceptibility to diseases such as tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, celiac disease, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
In the two years since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, so much has changed.
—Cameron Esposito, Glamour, 12 May 2025
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
Other sweeps forged dramatic genetic changes affecting skin pigmentation; blood type; and susceptibility to diseases such as tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, celiac disease, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
In the two years since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, so much has changed.
—Cameron Esposito, Glamour, 12 May 2025
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 6 Jun. 2025.
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