manic-depressive psychosis

2 definitions found

manic-depressive psychosis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  manic-depressive psychosis \manic-depressive psychosis\ n.
     (Med.),
     A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of
     mania and depression.
  
     Syn: bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive
          illness.
          [WordNet 1.5]

manic-depressive psychosis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  manic-depressive psychosis
      n 1: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and
           depression [syn: bipolar disorder, manic depression,
           manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis]