Manic depression (disambiguation)
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Manic depression, or Manic Depression may refer to:
- Bipolar disorderBipolar disorderBipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
, a mental health diagnosis- Mixed state (psychiatry)Mixed state (psychiatry)In the context of mental disorder, a mixed state is a condition during which symptoms of mania and depression occur simultaneously...
, an episode combining symptoms of mania and depression - The entire bipolar spectrumBipolar spectrumThe bipolar spectrum refers to a category of mood disorders that feature abnormally elevated or depressed mood. These disorders range from bipolar I disorder, featuring full-blown manic episodes, to cyclothymia, featuring less prominent hypomanic episodes, to "subsyndromal" conditions where only...
, that encompasses a wide range of mood disorders
- Mixed state (psychiatry)
- "Manic Depression (song)Manic Depression (song)"Manic Depression" is a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix and first released in 1967 on the Are You Experienced album.-Overview:The song's name is an old name for bipolar disorder, a mental health disorder...
", a song written by Jimi Hendrix and covered by many artists