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How it's used

Medical terminology like 躁鬱症 is often used in clinical or formal contexts, but people frequently use the term 躁鬱 to describe someone who is simply moody or prone to extreme emotional swings. It is important to distinguish between the clinical diagnosis and the casual, often insensitive, use of the term to label someone as temperamental. Using it to describe a friend's bad mood can be offensive and trivializes the actual condition.