How to Use bipolar disorder in a Sentence

bipolar disorder

noun
  • West has been open about his struggles with bipolar disorder.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
  • But bipolar disorder is not going to stop me from living my life.
    — Mackenzie Driscoll, Health.com, 22 July 2019
  • Many of these genes seem to be the same ones involved in schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The notes seemed to show he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Wasden has struggled with bipolar disorder for most of her life.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2020
  • There’s no one magic way to ease symptoms of bipolar disorder.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Nov. 2018
  • But such drugs were rarely tested on people with bipolar disorder.
    — Linda Geddes, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2018
  • One, about a woman with bipolar disorder, even explores self-love.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2019
  • She was later found to have schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
    — New York Times, 16 Sep. 2020
  • That winter, the bipolar disorder seemed to eclipse the anorexia.
    — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • His oldest child, who has bipolar disorder, fell out of touch with the family years ago.
    — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 18 Jan. 2021
  • In the two years since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, so much has changed.
    — Cameron Esposito, Glamour, 12 May 2025
  • The musical, about a woman’s ride with a bipolar disorder as swervy as a luge run, cleaves the heart.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Higdon, who has bipolar disorder, and Williams had been homeless for about a decade.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 6 July 2018
  • It has also been used to treat bipolar disorder and depression.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Did Lewis have bipolar disorder?
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 24 June 2026
  • Chen has no arrest record but last year he was treated for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, a police source said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder make up most of the patients in such centers across the state.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Lithium has been one of the most reliable treatments for bipolar disorder for decades.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lily, who is transgender, and Dunkin, who has bipolar disorder.
    — Marie Holmes, Parents, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Coe, who has bipolar disorder, worked through substance abuse issues and a suicide attempt.
    — Parents, 4 July 2026
  • In eighth grade, Josh was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Lee, whose name is AJ Mendez, lives with bipolar disorder, as does her mother.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 4 May 2018
  • The flip side was mood swings, which Mical, who is now a nurse, thinks could have been diagnosed as bipolar disorder.
    — Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Ye has attributed his outbursts to manic episodes due to bipolar disorder.
    — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Ye, who has long dealt with his own struggle with bipolar disorder, may have decided to rap over the sample as a balm for himself.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The bombardment came from one of her best friends, John, a 16-year-old kid with bipolar disorder.
    — The Denver Post: Crisis Point, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Having bipolar disorder is not a state of constant mental illness.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
  • On top of such challenges, Sarah was dealing with a mother who suffered from bipolar disorder.
    — Ethan Ward, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Lithium is a mood-stabilizing drug used to treat bipolar disorder.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025

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