Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Is it OK to jokily call someone 'bipolar'?

10 October 2011
Last updated at 12:01











By Jon Kelly and Denise Winterman
BBC News Magazine




Terms like "bipolar", "autistic" and "schizophrenic" are often used in jest to describe character traits. But how harmful is it to bandy the names of such conditions about?
It's a common form of hyperbole.
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