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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the 29-year-old who had been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and substance abuse had been discharged from a treatment facility over a rule violation. 
Alexis Stevens, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The records detail Linton's four-year struggle with bipolar disorder that preceded her Aug. 4 crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman whose unborn fetus did not survive. Michael Murney, Chron, 31 Aug. 2022 California’s acting surgeon general opens up about her experience living with bipolar disorder in this L.A. Times op-ed. Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 She was treated for PTSD and bipolar disorder, to which millions of Americans can relate. Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 The public record also noted that Judd, who had been open about her lifelong struggles with mental health, had prescription drugs in her system used to treat both post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder at the time of her death. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The autopsy reportedly found in Judd's system several prescription drugs used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Black had been diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder just months before the incident, the lawsuit said. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022 Recent studies have found some overlap in genetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease and those linked to bipolar disorder and to major depression. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 15 June 2022 See More
Alexis Stevens, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The records detail Linton's four-year struggle with bipolar disorder that preceded her Aug. 4 crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman whose unborn fetus did not survive. Michael Murney, Chron, 31 Aug. 2022 California’s acting surgeon general opens up about her experience living with bipolar disorder in this L.A. Times op-ed. Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 She was treated for PTSD and bipolar disorder, to which millions of Americans can relate. Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 The public record also noted that Judd, who had been open about her lifelong struggles with mental health, had prescription drugs in her system used to treat both post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder at the time of her death. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The autopsy reportedly found in Judd's system several prescription drugs used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Black had been diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder just months before the incident, the lawsuit said. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022 Recent studies have found some overlap in genetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease and those linked to bipolar disorder and to major depression. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 15 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bipolar disorder
noun
: any of several mood disorders characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania
Note: The mania experienced in bipolar disorder may be of the euphoric or irritable type or both.
called also bipolar affective disorder, bipolar illness, manic depression, manic-depressive illness
compare major depressive disorder