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bipolar

[bahy-poh-ler] / baɪˈpoʊ lər /


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Studies have suggested that a significant number of people with severe/recurrent depression could actually have bipolar, with some research putting it as many as one in five, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Experts say bipolar II is even harder to diagnose because it involves more frequent depressions and the manic episodes are not as severe, which is why they are dubbed hypomania.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Magaña was diagnosed with bipolar and schizoaffective disorders as a young teen, but growing up in a large, traditional Mexican family, mental health wasn’t talked about as openly as it is today, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Meanwhile Kimberley, who had experienced a "full" manic episode that resulted in a break from reality, was diagnosed with bipolar I.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

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



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