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Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Bipolar disorder is more common than previously thought, but this illness, particularly bipolar disorder II, is still poorly recognized in the family-practice setting. It is estimated that only a third of affected people are accurately diagnosed.
Ruling Out Similar Conditions
When making a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, it is important that the doctor rule out other conditions that may be causing symptoms of bipolar disorder.
Distinguishing Mania from Normal Euphoria or Joy. A major diffic...
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Expert & Community Posts
A Little Look Inside the Brain
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...strategies in the search for some biological basis for schizophrenia is to locate abnormalities... Read more »
Raising Hope - A NIMH Study
By Christina Bruni , Health ExpertThere's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental... Read more »
What to Expect During Your First Visit to the Doctor
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...I first meet patients who are suspected of having schizophrenia, many times they are unsure of... Read more »
New Research in Schizophrenia Treatment
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...graduate work in psychology, and having developed schizophrenia over fifty years ago at the age... Read more »
10 Quick Facts about Childhood Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe precise cause of childhood schizophrenia is not known. As with adult schizophrenia there is an... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
...or more verbal screening tests to help determine whether a patient's symptoms meet the criteria for schizophrenia. Because no single symptom is specific to schizophrenia, a diagnosis may be made... Read more »Narcolepsy: Diagnosis
...nonspecialist, to detect the physical problem. Even worse, hypnagogic hallucinations may result in diagnoses of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, which are treated with potent antipsychotic drugs... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis
...the patient is sitting -- not lying down. Akathisia itself can also be caused by drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other psychoses, with anti-nausea drugs, or when drugs to treat Parkinson's... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...a history of major depression or other severe psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Depression or anxiety not associated with a psychosis or severe mental illness... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...fasting blood sugar testing.There may also be an increased background risk of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia. As a precaution, many doctors advise that all patients treated with atypical... Read more »Images
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