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Article: Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder
What Is Bipolar Disorder?
Who Has Bipolar Disorder?
What are the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?
How is Bipolar Disorder Diagnosed?
How Is Bipolar Disorder Treated?
Living with Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar (by-POLE-ar) disorder is a condition in which periods of extreme
euphoria*
(yoo-FOR-ee-uh), called mania (MAY-nee-uh), alternate with periods of severe
depression*
. Bipolar disorder is sometimes also called manic (MAN-ik) depression
.
* euphoria
- is an abnormally high mood with the tendency to be overactive and over-talkative, and to have racing thoughts and overinflated self-confidence.
- * depression
- (de-PRESH-un) is a mental state characterized by ...