| manic-depression | Alternating moods of abnormal highs (mania) and lows (depression). Called bipolar disease because of the swings between these opposing poles in mood. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| manic | Affected with mania. (18 Nov 1997) |
| 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 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) |
| 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) |
| manic episode | Manifestation of a major mood disorder in which there is a distinct period during which the predominant mood of the individual is either elevated, expansive, or irritable, and there are associated symptoms of the excited or manic phase of the bipolar disorder. See: affective disorders, endogenous depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manic excitement | An excited mental state seen in a bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder characterised by hyperactivity, talkativeness, flight of ideas, pressured speech, grandiosity, and, occasionally, grandiose delusions. See: mania, manic-depressive. Synonym: acute mania. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manic psychosis | Psychosis with predominant affective features. Synonym: manic psychosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disease, manic-depressive | See Manic-depression. (12 Dec 1998) |
| agitated depression | Depression with excitement and restlessness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anaclitic depression | Impairment of an infant's physical, social, and intellectual development following separation from its mother or from a mothering surrogate; characterised by listlessness, withdrawal, and anorexia. See: hospitalism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angle of depression | <orthopaedics> The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck; normally it is about 127 |
| major depression | A clinical syndrome that includes a persistent sad mood or loss of interest in activities that persists for at least 2 weeks in the absence of external precipitants. This should not be confused with a grief reaction (death of loved one). Features may include change in eating habits, insomnia, early morning wakening, lack of interest, depressed mood, fatigue and suicidal thoughts. (27 Sep 1997) |