Hello all!

I have a doctor that sees my illness as basically "black and white". If you do not fit the formal definitions as provided by that DSM-IV '"bible", then you do not have that illness, which implies that you do not have a problem that can be medicated accordingly. So instead of medicating the disease, he singularly medicates for symptoms. And if he does not see specific symptoms as outlined in the DSM, then he adjusts the diagnosis accordingly.

According to Dr. Nassir Ghaemi who has an international reputation with his specialty of Bipolar Disorder, he sees that Bipolar is a spectrum disorder. Even those with just documented episodic depression may be able to be placed on this bipolar spectrum, which means they will still respond positively to mood stabilizers.

So what do you think? Interesting question, eh?