Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 06:56
in Health & Medicine
A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reports that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview--the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID).
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