manic-depressive illness
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Natural selection could have eliminated anxiety, depression, addiction, anorexia and the genes that cause autism, schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness. — David P. Barash, WSJ, "‘Good Reasons for Bad Feelings’ Review: Suffering’s Silver Lining," 13 Feb. 2019 Bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness, is a disorder of the brain that causes extreme mood swings, including extreme emotional highs and lows. — Ashley Welch, CBS News, "Kate Spade's death prompts questions about bipolar disorder," 6 June 2018 He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a manic-depressive illness that afflicts more than 6 million American adults, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. — Jessica Ravitz, CNN, "How a 'madman' hopes to spark conversations about mental illness," 4 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'manic-depressive illness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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