manic depression
Mood swing illness
Manic depression is the older term for bipolar disorder—a mental illness marked by alternating episodes of mania (elevated mood, racing thoughts, high energy) and depression.
The term persists in everyday speech and older medical literature, though psychiatry now prefers bipolar disorder: Her manic depression made relationships difficult.
Intense emotional high
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- hyperactivityExcessive physical or mental energy
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
impulsivity · racing thoughts · pressured speech · irritability · agitation · recklessness · flight of ideas · distractibility
Lightest solid element
- mood stabilizersDrugs regulating emotional extremes
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- anticonvulsantsSeizure-preventing medications
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
psychotherapy · cognitive behavioral therapy · electroconvulsive therapy · valproate · hospitalization · crisis intervention · support groups · psychoeducation
Total absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- withdrawalAct of taking away
suicidal ideation · lethargy · worthlessness · insomnia · hypersomnia · appetite changes · guilt · social isolation
Extreme mood cycling illness
- bipolar IICycling mood disorder, softer peaks
- cyclothymiaMild mood disorder
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- spectrumContinuous range of values
misdiagnosis · comorbidity · differential diagnosis · family history · onset · screening · assessment · psychiatrist
Abrupt temperament changes
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- triggersCauses or activates
relapse · remission · stability · baseline · seasonality · prodrome · pattern · periodicity
euphoria
Intense emotional high
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- hyperactivityExcessive physical or mental energy
insomnia · impulsivity · racing thoughts · pressured speech · irritability · agitation · recklessness · flight of ideas · distractibility · delusions of grandeur
lithium
Lightest solid element
- mood stabilizersDrugs regulating emotional extremes
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- anticonvulsantsSeizure-preventing medications
antipsychotics · psychotherapy · cognitive behavioral therapy · electroconvulsive therapy · valproate · hospitalization · crisis intervention · support groups · psychoeducation · sleep hygiene
despair
Total absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
withdrawal · suicidal ideation · lethargy · worthlessness · insomnia · hypersomnia · appetite changes · guilt · social isolation · emptiness
bipolar disorder
Extreme mood cycling illness
- bipolar IICycling mood disorder, softer peaks
- cyclothymiaMild mood disorder
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
spectrum · misdiagnosis · comorbidity · differential diagnosis · family history · onset · screening · assessment · psychiatrist · case history
mood swings
Abrupt temperament changes
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
triggers · relapse · remission · stability · baseline · seasonality · prodrome · pattern · periodicity · recurrence
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, PTSD, OCD
- Mood Disordersbipolar disorder, dysthymia, cyclothymia, bipolar II, seasonal affective disorder
- bipolar disorderhypomania, bipolar II, cyclothymia, mood swings, grandiosity
- brain science historyBroca, Golgi, phrenology, brain mapping, brain lesions
manic depressionemotional stability
Resilient, even-keeled temperament
equanimity · composure · serenity · placidity · imperturbability
manic depressionmental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
sanity · sound mind · emotional health · mental wellness · neurotypicality
manic depressionmajor depressive disorder
Psychiatric illness causing persistent despair
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