bipolar psychosis
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Bipolar disorders research — Bipolar disorder researchHeritability or inheritance of the illnessMore than two thirds of people with bipolar disorder have at least one close relative with the disorder or with unipolar major depression, indicating that the disease has a… … Wikipedia
bipolar disorder — n any of several mood disorders characterized usu. by alternating episodes of depression and mania or by episodes of depression alternating with mild nonpsychotic excitement called also bipolar affective disorder, bipolar illness, manic… … Medical dictionary
bipolar — (adj.) having two poles, from BI (Cf. bi ) + POLAR (Cf. polar); 1810 with figurative sense of of double aspect; 1859 with reference to physiology. Psychiatric use in reference to what had been called manic depressive psychosis is said to have… … Etymology dictionary
psychosis — [sī kō′sis] n. pl. psychoses [sī kō′sēz΄] [ModL: see PSYCHO & OSIS] a major mental disorder in which the personality is very seriously disorganized and contact with reality is usually impaired: psychoses are of two sorts, a) functional… … English World dictionary
Psychosis — Not to be confused with Psychopathy. For other uses, see Psychosis (disambiguation). Psychosis Classification and external resources ICD 10 F20 F29[1] ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Bipolar disorder — Manic depression redirects here. For other uses, see Manic depression (disambiguation). Bipolar disorder Classification and external resources ICD 10 F … Wikipedia
Bipolar disorder in children — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Children from within the main article: Bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorder (BPD), formerly known as Manic Depression , is characterized by extreme changes in mood that range from depressive lows to … Wikipedia
Psychosis — In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person s capacity to meet life s everyday demands. In a specific sense, it refers to a thought disorder in which reality testing is grossly impaired. Symptoms can include… … Medical dictionary
psychosis — /suy koh sis/, n., pl. psychoses / seez/. 1. a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality. 2. any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia. [1840 … Universalium
bipolar disorder — Psychiatry. an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with periods of depression, usually interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood. Formerly, manic depressive illness. * * * or manic depressive… … Universalium
