bipolar affective 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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