Question

McQueen et al.’s combined analysis linked this mental disorder with chromosomes 6q and 8q, but it also has been linked to CACNA1C, a gene whose mutations cause Timothy Syndrome. Symbyax, a combination of olanzapine and fluoxetine, was first developed to treat this mental disorder. (-5[1])It’s not epilepsy or trigeminal neuralgia, but carbamazepine, lamotrigine, which is sold as Lamictal, and valproic acid, sold as Depakote, are (*) anticonvulsants mostly used to treat this mental disorder. Mixed affective states (-5[1])were first diagnosed in people with this mental disorder’s “I” type (-5[1])before being expanded to its “II” type and the closely related condition cyclothymia (“syke-loe-THIGH-mee-uh”). For 10 points, name this mental disorder which is often treated by lithium and is characterized by swings between mania and depression. (10[2])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: bipolar disorder [or bipolar disease; or bipolar illness; or manic depression; or manic-depressive disorder; or manic-depressive illness; or bipolar affective disorder; or BPAD; prompt on cyclothymia before read; do not accept or prompt on “depression” or “depressive disorder”]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Social Science>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Katherine LeiMITTufts43-5
Christopher DechBrandeisBoston College75-5
Joy AnHarvardBrown86-5
Jason HongBrownHarvard12110
Riley DanielTuftsMIT12110
Theodore BenzmillerBoston CollegeBrandeis12210

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y786%14%43%97.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%100%121.33
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%0%80%117.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%0%75%110.75
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y1100%0%0%109.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%67%118.67
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%50%103.50