manic depression
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It used to be known as manic depression, and symptoms include episodes of:
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
Miller’s manager, Marnie Sparer, previously told The Times that the Daytime Emmy-winning actor had been “struggling with manic depression when he died,” although no specific cause or manner of death was disclosed at that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
He was born in 1910 and developed symptoms of bipolar, once called manic depression, in his early adulthood.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2022
In 2019, Carter said on an episode of the talk show “The Doctors” that he was taking medication for acute anxiety, manic depression and multiple personality disorder.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
We can’t go back in time and diagnose him, but from here it looks like a form of epilepsy or, most likely, the beginnings of bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic depression.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
