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Bipolar Personality Disorder Symptoms

Q&A: Bipolar disorder may appear to make borderline personality worse

July 27, 2009
A mother asks experts why her 36-year-old daughter's borderline personality disorder is suddenly worsening.  Dr. Charles Raison responds to the concerned mother's query, giving information on both bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, which he says may be behind the daughter's changing symptoms. He also gives advice about treatment options, including dealing with insurance and with clinicians unwilling to work with people with borderline personality disorder. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Is It Bipolar? Or Is It Something Else?
By John McManamy , Health Expert

You may have noticed an "Ask" feature here at BipolarConnect. A recent sampling:"Do all bipolar... Read more »

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Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence and the role of Family Treatment
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...periods during development. Add to this the symptoms of bipolar disorder and what results can be... Read more »

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Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

The very fact that bipolar disorder has a history of being underdiagnosed may be sensitizing... Read more »

Health Guide

Bipolar Depression: What is bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes extreme changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. During a "manic phase," people with bipolar disorder experience feelings of euphoria, happiness, and... Read more »
Meet Sue Bergeson, DBSA President
Sue Bergeson became President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, in March of 2006, after serving as Vice... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder: Knowledge is Necessity
...have any doubts, simply contemplate some of the shareposts and comments that have appeared recently on BipolarConnect: “I've been wondering for months if I'm bipolar,” writes Chrispy.... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder Causes: Nature vs. Nurture
...genes determine our behavior? Although the jury is still out, the answer for intricate illnesses like bipolar disorder seems to be much more complicated than originally anticipated. Often in... Read more »
Depression Issues: What are the causes of depression and the risk factors for depression?
...depression is not affected by gender in adults or children. A person with an immediate relative with bipolar disorder is 8 to 18-fold more likely to be afflicted. Research employing brain imaging... Read more »

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