What is the difference between bipolar disorder and manic depression?
Every time I search for facts on Manic Depression, I get stuff on Bipolar Disorder instead, so is it the same thing? Answer by Bióloga Yes, they are the same thing… Because the terms “bipolar disorder” and “manic depression” are often used independently in the popular media, it is a fairly common presumption that they describe two separate conditions of ill health. But bipolar disorder and manic depression are the same thing, nomenclature notwithstanding. This insight and others about the illness are offered by Robert C. Risinger, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
