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About Bipolar Disorder: Missed Diagnosis All Too Common

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From Marcia Purse, your Guide to Bipolar Disorder
My bipolar diagnosis was missed through two years of psychotherapy and many years of counseling. The only psychiatrist I saw during that time (and only once, I didn't like him) thought I might have schizophrenia. Nobody ever took my symptoms of hypomania seriously until I began seeing my current psychiatrist in 1999.

Survey To Help Problems with Missed Diagnosis
Dr. Yanni Malliaris contacted me about an online study called "Energy, Activity, and Mood Across the World." Instead of focusing on depressive symptoms, the study takes a look at the symptoms of hypomania so often missed by psychiatrists, with a goal of reducing the number of diagnostic errors. I took the survey and suggest that you do, too. Read more

59% of Doctors Miss Bipolar Diagnosis
From January: a study has found that only 41% of psychotherapists correctly identified bipolar disorder even when symptoms of hypomania were included in the presentation. Read more

What Is Rapid Cycling?
Rapid cycling occurs when a person experiences four or more mood swings or episodes in a twelve-month period. An episode can consist of depression, mania, hypomania or even a mixed state. Of course, many people with bipolar cycle much more rapidly... Read more

Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder
The treatment of bipolar disorder (manic depression) is usually two fold - medications and therapy. Here are resources relating to the various types of therapy utilized in the treatment of mental illnesses. Read more

 


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