Question Heather writes: My son is 8 years and has been hospitalized. He has no formal diagnosis of any direct mental disorder the doctors refuse to diagnose him he has 90% of all the symptoms of bipolar and even on Abilify but with out any diagnosis what do I have/need to do to get him the proper treatment and to get him... Read more
Question Vanessa writes: I met my Doctor today. The conversation started to sound more about another diagnosis. It sounded like I had schizophrenia. All the conversation was about my delusions and my mood swings and I felt like I was being pulled in two different mood disorders. When I got home I looked up the medication... Read more
Question Suzanne writes: What are the statistics as far as bipolar & suicide? Has it been studied as to what percentage of people diagnosed with bipolar (treated or not) commit suicide? Answer Hi, Suzanne. Goodwin and Jamison in their 2d edition to "Manic-Depressive Illness" (2007) report that suicide rate for... Read more
Question ConfusedKat writes: Does anyone else have anger episodes and if so does anyone have any advice on how to deal with it...especially when you cannot afford to be treated? I was dx in 2004 bi-polar 2 with manic depression. For the last 1 1/2 yrs I was doing good with no meds. Before that I was on Depakote, Risperdal... Read more
Four Questions Three readers have asked about living with bipolar husbands. A fourth asked about a bad situation with a bipolar wife. The first two questions can be answered together. The third and fourth questions each require separate consideration: First Two Questions mrsmont1 writes My husband was just diagnosed as bipolar... Read more
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