If Bipolar Disorder Is Over-diagnosed, What Are The Actual Diagnoses?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 10:28
in Health & Medicine
A year ago, researchers reported that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received an actual diagnosis of bipolar disorder after using a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview tool -- the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. In this follow-up study, the researchers have determined the actual diagnoses of those patients.