Cyclothymia Definition

sīklə-thīmē-ə
noun

An emotional condition characterized by alternate periods of elation and depression: considered by some to be a mild form of bipolar (affective) disorder.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cyclic disorder
  • cyclothymic disorder

Origin of Cyclothymia

  • From the Ancient Greek κῠκλος (kuklos, “circle”) + θῡμός (thūmos, “temper”, “disposition”).

    From Wiktionary

Cyclothymia Sentence Examples

  • Cyclothymia refers to the cycling of hypomanic episodes with depression that does not reach major depressive proportions.

  • Bipolar NOS is a category for bipolar states that do not clearly fit into the bipolar I, II, or cyclothymia diagnoses.

  • One third of patients with cyclothymia develop bipolar I or II disorder later in life.

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