Manic depressive disorder is not much different from recurring depression, at least in how it is effectively treated.
Psychiatrists and psychologists argued for a reclassification of most mood disorders based on how often they recur rather than the particular symptoms of each disease. Kay Redfield Jamison of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and George Washington University?s Dr. Frederick Goodwin presented this view based on findings from 17 years of research and studies during the 21st annual Mood Disorders Symposium at Johns Hopkins University Tuesday. Their book, “Manic Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression,” was published in a second edition this year.
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