manic-depressive psychosis

n.

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(Med.) A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression.

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Noun

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manic-depressive psychosis - a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder - any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant cyclic disorder, cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder - a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time