Manic depression

In a class on abnormal psychology, the instructor was about to introduce the subject of manic depression.


The instructor asked, "How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth, screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?"


A young man in the rear raised his hand and suggested earnestly, "A basketball coach?"


Submitted by Calamjo
Edited by Curtis