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manic disorder vs major affective disorder

major affective disorder vs manic disorder

manic disorder and major affective disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manic disorder Yes No No No
major affective disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, major affective disorder is a hypernym of manic disorder; that is, major affective disorder is a word with a broader meaning than manic disorder:
  • manic disorder: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
  • major affective disorder: any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
Other hypernyms of manic disorder include affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance.
manic disorder (noun) major affective disorder (noun)
a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
Difference between manic disorder and major affective disorder

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