Examples of manic depression in a Sentence
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Her manic depression and bipolar disorder didn’t help.
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Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
In real life, Annaliese Michel was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy and manic depression (now known as bipolar disorder).
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
When Jones was 14, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, manic depression and bipolar disorder, her mother said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
The actor died Friday in Austin, Texas, and was struggling with manic depression at the time, his manager told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, which would’ve marked Miller’s 44th birthday.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2023
Carter had been vocal about his struggles with substance use, as well as various mental health conditions — including personality disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety and manic depression.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022
The name has changed from manic depressive illness or manic depression to bipolar disorder (the term used in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-V, and by the National Institute of Mental Health, among others).
—Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes severe shifts in mood, which can range from extreme highs (leading to feelings like elation or boosted energy) to extreme lows (causing feelings like indifference, sadness, or hopelessness).
—Serena Coady, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Maman suffers from manic depression.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021
Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
In real life, Annaliese Michel was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy and manic depression (now known as bipolar disorder).
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
When Jones was 14, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, manic depression and bipolar disorder, her mother said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
The actor died Friday in Austin, Texas, and was struggling with manic depression at the time, his manager told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, which would’ve marked Miller’s 44th birthday.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2023
Carter had been vocal about his struggles with substance use, as well as various mental health conditions — including personality disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety and manic depression.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022
The name has changed from manic depressive illness or manic depression to bipolar disorder (the term used in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-V, and by the National Institute of Mental Health, among others).
—Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes severe shifts in mood, which can range from extreme highs (leading to feelings like elation or boosted energy) to extreme lows (causing feelings like indifference, sadness, or hopelessness).
—Serena Coady, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Maman suffers from manic depression.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021
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manic depression
noun
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or manic-depression
: bipolar disorder
Able to stabilize the mood swings of many people with manic depression, lithium revolutionized psychiatric therapy when the drug came on the scene several decades ago.—J. Travis, Science News
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