manic depression
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Bipolar disorder entered the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, replacing the depression subtype of manic depression.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
It used to be known as manic depression, and symptoms include episodes of:
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
That condition was called manic depression in those days.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
He was “struggling with manic depression when he died,” according to a news release provided to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
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
