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Jun 12, 2013, 06:04 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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So here goes my research! This is a study that has been disseminated quite a bit (quoted and republished on the web):
Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed?
I think this is from the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (synopsis of the article): Bipolar disorder: the shift to overdiagnosis. [Can J Psychiatry. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI
Regarding the first study:
If Bipolar Disorder Is Over-diagnosed, What Are The Actual Diagnoses?
By the author of the study, reflecting also on his and colleagues' personal experiences in their practices:
Overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder may be worse than the illness - Taipei Times
From The Guardian newspaper (UK) with tons of comments:
The bipolar explosion | Darian Leader | Comment is free | The Guardian
Keep in mind that there are also lots of articles espousing the expansion of the diagnosis to a spectrum of mood disorders. There's plenty out there on that point of view as well.
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