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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Of the roughly 63 million caregivers in the United States, 23% help someone with a mental health problem such as depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Nord and her colleagues have found that people with a range of psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, major depression, anorexia and schizophrenia, share unusual activity in a brain region known as the mid-insula, which is essential to interpreting signals from the body.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Soon after, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, leading her to become an advocate for mental health awareness.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
People with anxiety and mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, may periodically have symptoms that interfere with their ability to do their jobs.
—Emily Rosado-Solomon, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Nord and her colleagues have found that people with a range of psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, major depression, anorexia and schizophrenia, share unusual activity in a brain region known as the mid-insula, which is essential to interpreting signals from the body.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Soon after, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, leading her to become an advocate for mental health awareness.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
People with anxiety and mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, may periodically have symptoms that interfere with their ability to do their jobs.
—Emily Rosado-Solomon, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bipolar disorder
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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