Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is a mental illness. It used to be called manic-depressive illness. Bipolar disorder causes severe changes of mood and behavior. At times you may feel extremely happy or irritable. This is the "high," or manic, phase of the illness. At other times you may feel deeply depressed.

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