manic depressive illness

Noun manic depressive illness has 1 sense

• manic depressive illness(n = noun.state) bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic-depressive psychosis - a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression;
is a kind of affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder
has particulars: cyclic disorder, cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder