manic depressive illness
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- noun
- /ˈmænɪk dɪˈprɛsɪv ˈɪlnəs/
- Archaic
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enfermedad maníaco-depresiva
- Fred is a former head of the National Institutes of Mental Health and the author of the definitive textbook on manic depressive illness symptomatology.
- bipolar manic depressive illness
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Obviously, I feel pretty strongly about health gurus who imply or outright say that a disease like manic depressive illness or schizophrenia is simply a product of poor diet.
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I am not an expert on addiction, but I do know a thing or two about manic-depressive illness.
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The research also indicates that approximately one-third of the homeless population does suffer from schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness, so it's not a completely unfounded assumption.
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Many people affected by manic depressive illness benefit from therapy and medication.
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She was diagnosed with manic depressive illness, which leads to extreme mood shifts.
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Knowing more about manic depressive illness can help reduce the stigma around mental health.
Synonyms
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A health problem that affects how a person thinks, feels, or behaves and may need medical help
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A condition that causes very high and very low mood periods
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A condition that causes problems with thinking, feeling, or behaving
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A mental illness with times of very high energy and times of very low mood
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The state of a person's mind and feelings
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A serious problem that affects a person's mind and feelings and may need medical help
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A condition that changes a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior and causes problems in life
A mental illness with times of very high energy and times of very low mood
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
manic + depressive + illness
The phrase is a straightforward medical compound: 'manic' (mania) + 'depressive' (depression) + 'illness' (a disorder), so its meaning as a disorder involving episodes of mania and depression is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common in medical terminology and across languages, making it transparent to a learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Manic depressive illness comes from joining manic (very high energy) and depressive (very low mood). It paints a picture of a person swinging between these two states, so it means what we now call 'bipolar disorder'.