Both Uses of
bipolar disorder
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- He had untreated bipolar disorder, central auditory processing disorder, an inability to deal with sensory overload, and difficulties with reading, writing, and language skills.†
bipolar disorder = a mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of major depression and abnormally elevated mood
- You've heard that Shay Bourne has bipolar disorder, which was going untreated.†
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Definition:
a mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of major depression and abnormally elevated mood (mania)
Bipolar disorder is also referred to as manic-depression, bipolar depression, or manic depressive psychosis.