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Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Date:5/7/2008

luencing clinicians who are unsure whether or not a patient has bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder to err on the side of diagnosing the disorder that is medication responsive," Zimmerman said in a prepared statement.

"This bias is reinforced by the marketing message of pharmaceutical companies to physicians, which has emphasized the literature on the delayed and under-recognition of bipolar disorder, and may be sensitizing clinicians to avoid missing the diagnosis of bipolar disorder."

Zimmerman concluded: "The results of this study suggest that bipolar disorder is being overdiagnosed, and we recommend that clinicians use a standardized, validated method in diagnosing bipolar disorder."

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The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more about bipolar disorder.



-- Robert Preidt



SOURCE: Lifespan health system, news release, May 6, 2008


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