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Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #30
Depression isn't just sadness, and bipolar isn't just mood swings. Ten minutes to understand what's really going on. 🧠
Who it's for
The episode opens with Kay Redfield Jamison's own account of living with bipolar disorder, which grounds the definitions in a real, articulate person's experience rather than a checklist.
Confused→Understood
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What it is
Episode 30 of Crash Course Psychology, hosted by Hank Green. It opens with researcher Kay Redfield Jamison's account of her own experience of bipolar disorder, then explains moods and the symptoms of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.
Where to find it
YouTube, official CrashCourse channel (free). Chapter timestamps in the video description. Also on thecrashcourse.com.
Before you start
Heads up: Discusses suicidal thoughts.
Age: Ages 14+
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Joy and Sorrow”
