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- Dictionarybi·po·lar dis·or·der
noun
- 1. a mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.
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Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression or manic depressive disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with psychosis, it is called mania; if it is less severe and does not significantly affect functioning, it is called hypomania. During ... Wikipedia