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Diagnostic conundrums of bipolar disorder
Author(s) -
Pandarakalam James Paul
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.83
Subject(s) - bipolar disorder , confusion , psychiatry , psychology , psychoanalysis , mood
Bipolar disorder can be a destructive psychiatric condition with many faces. Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be a psychiatric detective mystery: early detection and appropriate treatment would help allow the illness to run a benign course, although complete recovery is the exception rather than the rule. Here, Dr Pandarakalam describes the main features of type I and type II bipolar disorder and discusses how diagnostic confusion may occur. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Interface Ltd