Drugs known as mood stabilizers have proved effective at controlling the manic phase of the illness, but treating the depressive phase is more problematic.

人们都知道的药物像心境稳定剂在控制疾病的躁狂阶段证明很有效，但相对治疗抑郁阶段却问题多多。

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Over time a person may suffer more frequent (more rapid-cycling) and more severe manic and depressive episodes than those experienced when the illness first appeared.4but.

随着时间推移，患者会遭遇比首次患病更为频繁的(更快速循环)而且是更为激烈的躁狂和抑郁。

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Bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness, is not as common as major depression or dysthymia.

双相情感障碍，也叫做躁郁症，并不像重度抑郁症或心境恶劣一样普遍。

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If you are interested in this check out a great book called "Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament" by Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.

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Taylor's fascination with psychology grew out of her own family's experience with mental illness: her father was diagnosed as manic depressive, and in high school, she herself was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, though she was not medicated.

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