bipolar
pronunciation
How to pronounce bipolar in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪˈpəʊlə(r)]
How to pronounce bipolar in American English:
US [ˌbaɪˈpoʊlər]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to manic depressive illness
- of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions
- having two poles
Word Origin
- bipolar (adj.)
- "having two poles," from bi- + polar; 1810 with figurative sense of "of double aspect;" 1859 with reference to physiology. Psychiatric use in reference to what had been called manic-depressive psychosis is said to have begun 1957 with German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard. The term became popular early 1990s. Bipolar disorder was in DSM III (1980).
Example
- 1. Both children and adolescents can develop bipolar disorder .
- 2. Visit the nimh website for more information about bipolar disorder .
- 3. Doctors say congressman jesse jackson junior is being treated for bipolar disorder .
- 4. Health.com : bipolar celebs -- does it make them more creative ?
- 5. Miklowitz was cited for his studies of psychotherapies for bipolar depression .