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May 04, 2013, 03:52 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nessa213
Bipolar is a mood disorder. The paperwork at my psychologist office says I have been diagnosed as bipolar II, but at my family doctor its just listed as an "unspecified mood disorder". So technically I've also been diagnosed with both, but they're referring to the same thing.
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Actually, my understanding is that in a way these contradict each other so perhaps your pdoc and your family doctor disagree.
As you say, bipolar II is a mood disorder, so your pdoc has decided you have one, and which. On the other hand, Unspecified Mood Disorder (aka Mood Disorder NOS), as I mentioned in the other response, means that they haven't decided what kind of mood disorder you have (depression, bipolar, etc.). It just looks like they don't agree.
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