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Revision as of 21:37, 31 August 2011
Bipolar personality disorder is a medical condition characterized by extremes of emotion.
Following Lon Suder's murder of Frank Darwin in 2372, Kes found no tendency towards bipolar disorder in Suder's neurogenetic markers. (VOY: "Meld")
In 1996, The Doctor told Henry Starling that his belief that the USS Voyager crew was attempting to steal "his" timeship, because they thought he'd be an easy target, was a paranoid response indicative of bipolar personality disorder. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")
According to current classifications of mental disorders, Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder, and not a personality disorder. The Doctor may have meant Borderline Personality Disorder, which is characterized by depth and variability of moods, including extremes of idealizing and demonizing others. It could be a dialogue or script error, or by the 24th century, the understanding of mental illness and how it's classified has changed.