both, one always has the disorder even when not ill
Manic depression, or manic depressive disorder is nowadays more commonly known as Bipolar disorder or Bipolar affective disorder. It can also be referred to as Hypomania due to public unawareness.
There are many causes for depression and bipolar disorder. One can develop these symptoms due to stress, life changes, diet and lifestyle habits, and injury or illness.
a disorder
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric and mood disorder. Suffers of this disorder experience differing extreme moods. They switch between episodes of mania and depression.
A mental ailment known as bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic-depressive illness or manic depression) results in unusual swings in mood, energy, activity level, focus, and the capacity to perform daily chores. Bipolar disorder comes in three forms.
Someone with bipolar disorder already has periods of depression, and a symptom of depression can include anxiety. The increased energy levels associated with the manic episodes of bipolar disorder may look like ADHD. An individual with bipolar disorder is not likely to be diagnosed separately for depression, ADHD, or anxiety.
Sylvia Plath suffered from depression throughout her life. There is no evidence to suggest that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
There is no such thing as manic depressive behavior.Manic depression (more correctly called bipolar disorder) has a characteristic collection of mood related symptoms and is thus a mood disorder.
Bipolar depression refers to frequent mood changes between depression and mania, the focal point of Unipolar depression is the negative emotions and feelings that an affected individual experiences. The unipolar indicates that the depression does not alter between the two mood states.
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder in which the sufferer suffers cycles of highs (mania/hypomania) and lows (depression). There are three main types; bipolar I (depression, full-blown mania), bipolar II (depression, hypomania) and cyclothymia (mild depression, hypomania).
Bipolar Disorder