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Keywords: Mania, Manic, Depressed, Mood, Episodes

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A psychiatric disorder in which the affected person has both depressed and happy, energetic (manic) episodes. This is a newer term for manic-depressive disorder.

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A severe mental illness with repeated episodes of mania and depression. The person is usually well in the intervals between episodes.

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Another term for bipolar disorder (previously manic-depressive disorder)

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This is also known as manic depression or bipolar disorder. It is a disorder characterised by swings in a person's mood from very high (mania) to very low (depression).

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A mood disorder that commonly begins with depression and is characterized by at least one period of elation sometime during the course of the illness.

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A mood disorder with revolving periods of mania and depression.

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excited few weeks depressed few weeks up down up down but have normal life inbetween when good mental health.

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