English Dictionary

bipolar disorder

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(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.

日本語の意味

双極性障害：精神医学・臨床心理学における診断カテゴリー。以前は躁うつ病と呼ばれ、躁状態（大エネルギー状態）とうつ状態（重い抑うつ状態）の間を極端に行き来する病状を特徴とする精神疾患。

After his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, he began to work closely with a psychiatrist to manage his mood swings.

双極性障害と診断された後、彼は気分の変動を管理するために精神科医と密に連携し始めた。

意味（1）

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) 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).

bipolar disorders （ plural ）