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His analysis of 100,000 Georgian documents and 21st-century medical research pointed to bipolar affective disorder Type 1 — defined in part by at least one severe manic episode.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026 Women with autoimmune conditions were found to have significantly higher rates of affective disorders than men with the same physical conditions.—New Atlas,
24 June 2025 However, each room also features a special alarm light, which simulates natural light to combat season affective disorder during the dark months.—Discover Magazine,
12 Oct. 2015