| manic-depressive disorder | An obsolete term for one of the mood disorders; i.e., bipolar disorder, depression; affective psychosis, affective disorder, bipolar disorder, and endogenous depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| depressive disorder | An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| grandiose type of paranoid disorder | A delusion in which the person believes that he or she possesses some great but unrecognised talent or insight, or has made an important discovery, with subsequent efforts toward official or public recognition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| persecutory type of paranoid disorder | One of the most common of the types of paranoid disorders, it involves a single theme or series of connected themes, such as being conspired against, cheated, spied on, followed, poisoned or drugged, maligned, harassed, or obstructed in the pursuit of long-term goals; small slights may be exaggerated and become the focus of a delusional system. See: paranoia. Compare: paranoid personality disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erotomanic type of paranoid disorder | The false belief that one is loved by another such as a movie star or a casual acquaintance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jealous type of paranoid disorder | The false belief that one's spouse or lover is unfaithful and leading to repeated confrontation, or the taking of extraordinary steps to intervene in the imagined infidelity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manic-depressive | 1. Pertaining to a manic-depressive psychosis (bipolar disorder). 2. One suffering from such a disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manic-depressive disease | See manic-depression. (12 Dec 1998) |
| manic-depressive illness | Now referred to as bipolar illness, characterised by the occurrence of mania (euphoria) alternating with bouts of depression. (27 Sep 1997) |
| manic-depressive psychosis | Perviously referred to as manic depressive illness, characterised by the occurrence of mania (euphoria) alternating with bouts of depression. (27 Sep 1997) |
| depressive | 1. Pushing down. 2. Pertaining to or causing depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressive neurosis | See: depression, dysthymia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressive psychosis | A major disorder of mood in which biologic factors are believed to play a prominent role. See: depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressive reaction | 1. A lowering or decrease of functional activity. 2. <psychiatry> A mental state of depressed mood characterised by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Depression ranges from normal feelings of the blues through dysthymia to major depression. It in many ways resembles the grief and mourning that follow bereavement, there are often feelings of low self esteem, guilt and self reproach, withdrawal from interpersonal contact and somatic symptoms such as eating and sleep disturbances. Origin: L. Depremere = to press down (18 Nov 1997) |
| depressive stupor | A stuporous syndrome from which recovery is the rule, as opposed to malignant stupor. Synonym: depressive stupor. (05 Mar 2000) |