bipolar disorder
English
Noun
bipolar disorder (countable and uncountable, plural bipolar disorders)
- (clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.
- 2002, American Psychiatric Association, American Journal of Psychiatry: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (Revision), page 30,
- An open study comparing response to lamotrigine in patients with rapid-cycling versus non-rapid-cycling bipolar disorder also indicated efficacy, with some evidence that rapid-cycling patients with more severe manic symptoms at the start of treatment respod less well (367).
- 2003, Jane Mountain, Bipolar Disorder: Insights for Recovery, page 102:
- It[switching] is a term frequently used with children with bipolar disorder who may experience switching of mood multiple times throughout the day.
- 2008, Tracy Anglada, Sheryl Hakala, Childhood Bipolar Disorder Answer Book, page 32,
- 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.
- 2010, Valerie Porr, Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder, page 51:
- The rapid mood shifts that people with BPD[borderline personality disorder] experience often lead to their being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. It is important to make the distinction between the mood shifts that characterize BPD and those of bipolar disorder.
- 2002, American Psychiatric Association, American Journal of Psychiatry: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (Revision), page 30,
Synonyms
- manic depression
- schizomania
Related terms
- bipolar
- BP
Translations
psychiatric diagnostic category
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Further reading
- Psychology Today: What Is Bipolar Disorder?