Bipolar Questionnaire
When you think your child may have strep throat or the flu, you take them to the doctor. After completing some laboratory tests, the doctor will let you know what condition your child has and how to treat it. However, with ADHD there is no blood test or any other simple test to show whether or not ADHD is present.
The diagnosis of ADHD is based on questionnaires completed by the patient (if they are old enough), the parents, other caregivers and teachers. Based on the results of the...
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From Our Experts
Distinguishing Childhood Bipolar Disorder from ADHD
Clinical diagnosticians have sometimes struggled in their attempts to distinguish between childhood bipolar disorder and ADHD. There are a... Read more »
Is It Bipolar? If So, What Kind?
Psychiatrists often have a difficult time diagnosing bipolar disorder, as they tend to see patients when they are depressed rather than... Read more »
To Stay or Not to Stay with a Bipolar Spouse
Recently there’s been a lot of talk on the message boards about problems with bipolar spouses written by the non-bipolar spouse. These... Read more »
My Visionary Idea
In my last blog, I related how it helps to be a bit crazy to come up with a visionary idea. We bipolars tend to be blessed with craziness... Read more »
Is Bipolar I Worse Than Bipolar II?
People tend to think of Bipolar I as being "worse" than Bipolar II. In discussions about this, people diagnosed with Bipolar I have... Read more »
From Our Sources
Questionnaires about Personality Traits Appear Useful in Ident...
Source: eOrthopod
A questionnaire by researcher C.R. Cloninger and colleagues is useful in clinical practice to detect personality disorders (PDs) among patients who... Read more »
Chronic Pain Grade Questionnaire Combines with International C...
Source: eOrthopod
A questionnaire for grading pain, the chronic pain grade questionnaire (CPG), was established several years ago before the publication of the World... Read more »
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Useful Tool in Chronic P...
Source: eOrthopod
With the ever increasing number of people living with chronic pain, it still appears that those who have chronic pain aren't always taken seriously... Read more »
Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Bipolar Disorder
Signs and Symptoms of Bipolar DisorderBipolar disorder can be severe and long-term or it can be mild with infrequent episodes. On the average, the... Read more »
Questions and Answers About Bipolar Disorder
Here are some common questions and issues to think about regarding a diagnosis of bipolar disorder: 1. How do I know that I have bipolar... Read more »
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