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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She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 42 following the outbursts.
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Throughout her career, the singer and songwriter has candidly discussed her experience having endometriosis and living with bipolar disorder, among other physical and mental health diagnoses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Gomez shared her bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2020 on Instagram, and chronicled her experience more intimately in the 2022 documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2024
There is also limited evidence that creatine causes other negative side effects, with the exception of people who have a pre-existing medical condition like bipolar disorder, kidney disease, or Parkinson's.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Throughout her career, the singer and songwriter has candidly discussed her experience having endometriosis and living with bipolar disorder, among other physical and mental health diagnoses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Gomez shared her bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2020 on Instagram, and chronicled her experience more intimately in the 2022 documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2024
There is also limited evidence that creatine causes other negative side effects, with the exception of people who have a pre-existing medical condition like bipolar disorder, kidney disease, or Parkinson's.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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