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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Soon after, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, leading her to become an advocate for mental health awareness.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Aaron, 31, said he’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite having bipolar disorder, Turner founded CNN.
—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
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Aaron, 31, said he’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite having bipolar disorder, Turner founded CNN.
—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
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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