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
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Wilfredo Ortega Rodriguez, 58, was sent to Villa Rosa IV with psychiatric diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a health department report said.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Gomez has previously attributed changes in her voice and appearance to her ongoing battle with lupus and her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Retinal images also can reveal physiological changes in the brain associated with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Appaji says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 26 years old after an intense episode.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Gomez has previously attributed changes in her voice and appearance to her ongoing battle with lupus and her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Retinal images also can reveal physiological changes in the brain associated with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Appaji says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 26 years old after an intense episode.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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