Drugs known as mood stabilizers have proved effective at controlling the manic phase of the illness, but treating the depressive phase is more problematic.
人们都知道的药物像心境稳定剂在控制疾病的躁狂阶段证明很有效，但相对治疗抑郁阶段却问题多多。
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Over time a person may suffer more frequent (more rapid-cycling) and more severe manic and depressive episodes than those experienced when the illness first appeared.4but.
随着时间推移，患者会遭遇比首次患病更为频繁的(更快速循环)而且是更为激烈的躁狂和抑郁。
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Bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressiveillness, is not as common as major depression or dysthymia.