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bipolar affective disorder

NOUN
bipolar disorder
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Recently disclosed documents contradicted Mr. Sneed’s testimony about whether he had been treated by a psychiatrist, and they appeared to show that he had been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

She said he suffered from bipolar affective disorder and had been failing to take his medication.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022

Psychiatrists believe Rancevs was suffering from bipolar affective disorder with a manic episode.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2019

His interviewer was Mauro Ranallo, Showtime’s boxing announcer, who has chronicled his own experience with bipolar affective disorder.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 30, 2018

Because it causes its victims to oscillate between two extreme emotional states, it is also known to psychiatrists as bipolar affective disorder.

From Time Magazine Archive




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