cyclothymia

[ sahy-kluh-thahy-mee-uh, sik-luh- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. a mild bipolar disorder characterized by instability of mood and a tendency to swing between mild euphorias and depressions.

cyclothymia

/ ˌsɪk-; ˌsaɪkləʊˈθaɪmɪə /

noun

1. psychiatry a condition characterized by periodical swings of mood between excitement and depression, activity and inactivity See also manic-depressive

Derived Forms

• ˌcycloˈthymic, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• cyclo·thymic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclothymia¹

First recorded in 1920–25; cyclo- + -thymia

Example Sentences

Her mum, Natalie, had been in contact with a mental health team and was diagnosed with recurrent anxiety/depression and cyclothymia, a mental and behavioural disorder.

From BBC

The lyrics discuss her experience of the rare mood disorder cyclothymia, which causes emotional ups and downs that are similar to, but less extreme than, those of bipolar disorder.

From BBC

"After years of struggling, simply getting the label of cyclothymia placed on how I was feeling was life changing."

From BBC

After “a lot of self-harm,” including using needles and glass to cut herself, she was hospitalized and was told she suffered from cyclothymia, a cousin to bipolar disorder.

From New York Times

Bipolar disorder, for example, merges into cyclothymia - the moody personality.

From BBC