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manic disorder — noun a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently • Syn: ↑mania • Derivationally related forms: ↑manic (for: ↑mania) • Hypernyms: ↑affective disorder … Useful english dictionary
manic disorder — Psychiatry. a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions. * * * … Universalium
Manic Depression (song) — Manic Depression Song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from the album Are You Experienced Released May 12, 1967 Recorded March 29, 1967 Genre Psychedelic rock, blues rock … Wikipedia
manic-depressive psychosis — n. (Med.), A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression. Syn: bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manic (disambiguation) — Manic may refer to:* A manic episode of someone with Bipolar disorder * Manic the Hedgehog from the TV series Sonic Underground * The film Manic that stars Joseph Gordon Levitt * The art installation ManIC built by a San Francisco collective (to… … Wikipedia
manic-depressive psychosis — n BIPOLAR DISORDER * * * (bipolar disorder) a severe mental illness causing repeated episodes of depression, mania, or both. These episodes can be precipitated by upsetting events but are out of proportion to these causes. Sometimes chronic… … Medical dictionary
manic-depressive — [man′ikdē pres′iv, mān′ikdē pres′iv] adj. designating, of, or having a psychotic disorder characterized by alternating periods of mania and mental depression: see BIPOLAR (AFFECTIVE) DISORDER n. a person who has this psychosis manic depression n … English World dictionary
manic-depressive reaction — n BIPOLAR DISORDER * * * former name for bipolar disorder; see bipolar disorders (def. 2), under disorder … Medical dictionary
Manic (film) — Manic Directed by Jordan Melamed Written by Michael Bacall Blayne Weaver … Wikipedia
Manic depression (disambiguation) — Manic depression, or Manic Depression may refer to: Bipolar disorder, a mental health diagnosis Mixed state (psychiatry), an episode combining symptoms of mania and depression The entire bipolar spectrum, that encompasses a wide range of mood… … Wikipedia
