bipolar illness
Mania and depression
Bipolar illness is a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings between emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
Episodes can last days to months, affecting energy, sleep, judgment, and behavior.
The term replaced the older manic depression in clinical usage.
She manages her bipolar illness with medication and therapy.
- hypomaniaMild manic state
- manic episodePeriod of abnormal elation
- racing thoughtsRapid uncontrollable mental activity
- cyclothymiaMild mood disorder
- mixed stateConcurrent mania and depression
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bipolar illnessmental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
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bipolar illnessmajor depressive disorder
Psychiatric illness causing persistent despair
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