noun
manic depression; bipolar disorder
Dated psychiatric term; the modern clinical term is 双極性障害 (そうきょくせいしょうがい). Still understood but less preferred in medical contexts.
See also: 双極性障害
Manic depression is now often called bipolar disorder.
彼は躁うつ病と診断されたが、適切な治療で安定している。
He was diagnosed with manic depression, but is stable with proper treatment.