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bipolar disorder is a form of mood disorder characterised by a variation of mood between a phase of manic or hypomanic elation, hyperactivity and hyper imagination, and a depressive phase of inhibition, slowness to conceive ideas and move, and anxiety or sadness. As described below, there are several forms of bipolar disorder. It should be noted that this disorder does not consist of mere "ups and downs". Ups and downs are experienced by virtually everyone and do not constitute a disorder. Th... 
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A depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. People with a depressive illness cannot merely "pull themselves together" and get better.
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Bipolar Disorder as related to Depression
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Bipolar disorder support and information brought to you by GlaxoSmithKline. ... Millions of people have bipolar disorder : It used to be called manic depression.
- Bipolar disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania . Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present.
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Bipolar disorder, or bipolar depression, involves different types of mood episodes including depression, mania, hypomania, and mixed moods. Learn the differences.
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Depression is a medical disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism, and a general loss of interest in life, combined with a sense of reduced emotional ...
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Bipolar disorder b Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment of this mood instability disorder.
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Bipolar Disorder Overview, Covering Bipolar symptoms, Bipolar causes, Treatments, Manic Depression and more ... Information > Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis and Symptoms ...
- Bipolar disorder - Depression Wiki
Bipolar disorder (aka manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders in which the person experiences episodes of depression followed by mania ...
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