bipolar disorder
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bipolar disorder
- /ˌbaɪˈpoʊ.lɚ dɪˈsɔːr.dɚ/ US
noun bipolar disorders
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A mental disorder characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania or hypomania) and clinical depression.
An open study comparing response to lamotrigine in patients with rapid-cycling versus non-rapid-cycling bipolar disorder also indicated efficacy, with some evidence that rapid-cycling patients with more severe manic symptoms at the start of treatment respod less well (367).
Similar: manic depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizomania
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noun mental disorder characterized by mood swings
| Español | trastorno bipolar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조울증 jouljeung, 양극성 장애 yanggeukseong jang'ae |
| 日本語 | 双極性障害 sōkyokuseishōgai |
| 中文 | 雙相情感障礙 /双相情感障碍 shuāngxiàng qínggǎn zhàng'ài, 躁狂抑鬱症 /躁狂抑郁症 zàokuángyìyùzhèng, 躁鬱症 /躁郁症 zàoyùzhèng |
| हिन्दी | द्विध्रुवी विकार dvidhruvī vikār, द्विध्रुवीय विकार dvidhruvīya vikār |
| Português | transtorno bipolar |
| Français | trouble bipolaire |
| Deutsch | bipolare Störung |
| Italiano | psicosi maniaco-depressiva |
| Ελληνικά | διπολική διαταραχή dipolikí diatarachí, διπολική συναισθηματική διαταραχή dipolikí synaisthimatikí diatarachí |
| Română | tulburare bipolară, tulburare bipolară afectivă |
| Русский | биполя́рное расстро́йство bipoljárnoje rasstrójstvo, биполя́рное аффекти́вное расстро́йство bipoljárnoje affektívnoje rasstrójstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | rối loạn lưỡng cực |
| العربية | اضطراب ثنائي القطب |
| עברית | הפרעה דו־קוטבית, הפרעה ביפולרית, הפרעה דו קוטבית, מחלה בי פולארית |
Talk about this word "bipolar disorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bipolar disorder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bipolar%20disorder "bipolar disorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bipolar%20disorder.Cite this
@misc{bipolar_disorder_2026,
title = {bipolar disorder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bipolar%20disorder},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
