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Old Nov 29, 2010, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by laur88 View Post
I thought I had been formally diagnosed but it seems my aunt does not think so.
Is your Aunt your Psychiatrist? If not I would suggest speaking to your own Psychiatrist. It may be that your mom misunderstood what your Aunt said because the use of the term mood disorder is a broad term, but does include bipolar. Mood disorder is just a term to describe the group of disorders found in the DSMIV which include Bipolar, Major Depressive Disorder, Postpartum Depression etc.
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