This question comes to mind because every lady I come across nowadays is claiming to be little of one or the other. Which one is worse? Bi-polar usually deals with the faulty synapses of an individual while a manic depressive generally has a chemical imbalance.
2007-12-05 17:39:10 · 11 answers · asked by Adrift69 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
They are the same thing. Get your facts straight.
2007-12-05 17:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by HelpIzOnTWay 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference. Manic depression is the former name used for the disorder, then for a time there was considered to be a slight difference between the two before the term Bipolar took over completely. So, neither is worse, because they're the same thing, and specialists don't fully know how it's caused. Could be a chemical imbalance, could be genetic, could be something else entirely. Know one really knows.
And as for the women you've met who say they are bipolar/manic-depressive... While awareness and better diagnosis of the illness has caused a seeming rise in its prevalence, only about 2% of the general population has this condition. Many people think they or someone they know has it without even really knowing anything about it.
2007-12-05 17:47:52 · answer #2 · answered by SeizonSha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 23:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every few years a "popular diagnosis" will shift. Today it seems to be the bipolar / manic depressive diagnosis.
Bi, meaning 2
polar, meaning extremes
is the newer version of the name that stood for years to describe the problem some people experience when they seem to feel out of control or stuck in their thinking and ways of acting, totally opposite poles of behavior.
Manic, being active and extreme carefree behavior
Depressive, being of sadness and inability to function
With this disorder the person experiences periods of time where one of the moods will take hold of their behavior and thought process, where their actions can go out of control and it may negatively effect their relationships, employment or finances. Then, they will cycle and experience the other end of the spectrum with equal intensity, revolving back around and around between manic and depressive, the two poles of bipolar.
Most people with bipolar who actually take their psych medications will find their life somewhere in the middle will broaden, and the poles will be switching less often, with less intensity.
2007-12-05 18:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same thing!!!! It's just a matter of semantics. Most professionals don't call lit manic depression any more they call it bi-polar disorder. It's like calling a person with Downs syndrome a Mongoloid. That's what they were called years ago but they refer to the same disorder.
2007-12-05 17:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by Kathryn R 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
From what I have heard and read, these two are the same thing. Bi-polar used to be called manic depressive. They decided to rename it years ago. My ex-husband has bi-polar and his doctor has told him this same information I just gave you.
2007-12-05 17:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manic depressive is called bipolar now a days if I am not mistaken.
2007-12-05 17:47:27 · answer #7 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bi-Polar is the new politically correct name for manic depression.
But believe me, it is still Mania and Depression.
2007-12-05 20:37:12 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Aussie Jo ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. They changed the name because I guess Manic/Depressive was so dang depressive.
2007-12-05 17:48:36 · answer #9 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are the same. manic-depression is the old term for it, bipolar disorder is the new "nicer" name.
2007-12-05 17:50:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋