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    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 »
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    Depression Issues: What is depression?
    ...depression Unspecified depression - depression symptoms fall between major and dysthymic depression Bipolar disorder (manic depression) - full mania and major depression (I) or hypomania and... Read more »
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    ...as heart disease, high blood pressure or glaucomaCo-existing emotional disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, substance abuseIf a person is against medication or is... Read more »
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    ...symptoms of high energy, euphoria, distractability, poor judgment, and sleeplessness. Some people with bipolar disorder experience a mixed state of simultaneous mania and depression. How is... Read more »
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    ...treatment, it is important to have an accurate diagnosis.  Some of the common conditions would be: Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Learning Disabilities, Conduct Disorder, and... 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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