manic depression

Noun

Meaning

a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

manic-depression

Synonyms

bipolar disorder manic-depressive psychosis manic depressive illness clinical depression bipolarity psychotic brain disorder schizomania bipolar illness manic-depressive disorder bipolar disease bipolar syndrome brain disorder including emotional highs brain disorder with emotional highs brain disorder with extreme mood swings
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Hypernyms

affective disorder emotional disorder major affective disorder emotional disturbance

Hyponyms

cyclothymia cyclic disorder cyclothymic disorder

Related terms

manic-depressive

Examples

I wish I had never got manic depression. When I was in junior high, I didn't know what was the matter with me. It was as if I'd died or something. Now that I go to a clinic and get the right kind of medicine, I am not as depressed as I used to be. Daniel Johnston

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle. Patty Duke

I've had this problem since I was in my 20s. They don't call it manic depression anymore. They call it a bipolar disorder, and I'm a Type 2? Ned Beatty

The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls. Carrie Fisher

The point about manic depression or bipolar disorder, as it's now more commonly called, is that it's about mood swings. So, you have an elevated mood. When people think of manic depression, they only hear the word depression. They think one's a depressive. The point is, one's a manic-depressive. Stephen Fry

My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination. Andy Behrman

Close letter words and terms

Maniat Manibusan manic manic depressive illness manic disorder manic pixie dream girl