As it was known as many years ago, manic depression is a psychosomatic disorder that is more commonly referred to today as bipolar affective depression, and the individual with this disorder can experience both mania symptoms, as well as well as those of unipolar depression. Manic depression can be a very serious psychosomatic disorder that is often not easy for the individual with the disorder and the family members of the patient. Many times individuals notice a cycling of the mood swings that the individual goes through. They can often change very fast, swinging from the feelings associated with unipolar depression, right on into the feelings associated with mania.

The individual usually experiences at least some or all the symptoms of unipolar depression, and they can also experience those that are listed below.