depressive illness

基本解释

Many people with a depressive illness never seek treatment.
许多患有抑郁的人从未寻求治疗。
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function.
双相情感障碍，也叫做躁郁症，是一种脑失调，它导致个体心境，精力和功能运作方面的转变。
Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a serious medical illness that causes shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function.
双相情感障碍，也叫做躁郁症，是一种严重的疾病，它导致个体心境，精力和功能运作1方面的转变。

My mother's first depressive illness occurred when I was seven years old, and I felt it was my fault.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Trauma'
As for the article, I am someone who has suffered with depressive and anxiety related illness for most of my life, due to childhood onset PTSD.
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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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