Why is manic depression referred to as Bipolar?!


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Why is manic depression referred to as Bipolar?

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What better question for me to answer! I am bi-polar! I have researched this.

Bipolar is a way to describe the way mood shifts from one end of the affective spectrum (say manic) to the other end, or pole, of the spectrum (lets call that one depression). Bipolar's full name is actually Bipolar Affective Disorder.

So to recap...

One pole is depression
One pole is mania
The correct prefix for two is Bi

hence bipolar!
I hate this f*cking disease...




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