manic depression

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Definitions of manic depression words

noun manic depression bipolar disorder. 1
uncountable noun manic depression Manic depression is a medical condition in which a person sometimes feels excited and confident and at others feels very depressed. People now use the term bipolar disorder to refer to this condition. 0
noun manic depression a mental health problem characterized by an alternation between extreme euphoria and deep depression 0
noun manic depression (clinical psychology) A psychiatric diagnostic category, now called bipolar disorder, characterised by mood swings between great energy (manic) and clinical depression. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
clinical depression — depression in a patient that meets defined criteria and that is deemed to merit treatment

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