bipolar disorder

noun
/ˌbaɪˈpoʊ.lɚ dɪˈsɔːr.dɚ/US

Definitions

  1. A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by…

    A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.

    • It^([switching]) is a term frequently used with children with bipolar disorder who may experience switching of mood multiple times throughout the day.
    • Bipolar disorder is diagnosed if your child experiences a manic or mixed episode or recurring episodes of both mania and depression that cannot be accounted for by other causes.

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