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A person with Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, experiences manic episodes and usually depressive episodes(also hypomanic and mixed episodes).

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Illnesses (DSM-IV-TR), "manic episodes are defined by a distinct period during which there is an abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood." During depressive episodes, there is either "depressed mood or the loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities."

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