Hi, JS,

Most people get diagnosed when they go in about depression. Most BP's spend about a month in depression for every day they spend in mania. The other way is when they get taken to the hospital in the throes of a really bad manic episode. You don't say what sorts of behavior lead you to your conclusion, but I think the best way is to wait until he is in a bad depression and see if you can get him in to the docs' then. Take as much documentation as you can with you, and go in to the appointment with him if you can...bipolar folk often do not remember the behaviors from the other end of the spectrum, and so can't give an accurate picture.

Perhaps you would want to make your own charts of symptoms you observe, to give a doc a better picture?

I hope things work out!

DJ