Am guessing when the mother passed, mental illness information was not as advanced or as available as it is today. Bipolar was just a form of depression, it has recently been given the name to differentiate and disassociate it with normal cases of depression. Clinically its known as manic depression.
How recent.?
So bipolar was not known in 2003? Even-though it was first diagnosed in 1851.
French psychiatrist Jean-Pierre Falret published an article in 1851 describing what he called “la folie circulaire,” which translates to circular insanity. The article details people switching through severe depression and manic excitement, and is considered to be the first documented diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
The term “bipolar” means “two poles,” signifying the polar opposites of mania and depression. The term first appeared in the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in its third revision in 1980.
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