How Do You Know You Have Bipolar Disorder?
Living with bipolar disorder can be difficult--for both the person who has the condition and for his or her loved ones. In this article, a health reporter talks to Dr. Bruce Cohen, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who gives a list of five things the loved ones of people with bipolar disorder should know about the condition.
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