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Originally Posted by Lillyleaf
In America 26.2% of adults have a mental illness, 6% are considered serious, 9.5% fall under mood disorder, and 2.6% of all adults in America are bipolar.
Comparatively that is one of the lest common disorders to have (almost a tied with BPD). OCD and Schizophrenia have a small percentage.
There is a lot of miss DX's that happen. I had to go through many hospitalizations before I got the diagnosis, but I was almost diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, Schizophrenia, OCD, and other things before they came to BP as a Dx.
It just is case to case...
The most debate about BP is with children because for the first time the idea that children can have this disorder is arising. Early detection early prevention.
Anyone else have other opinions?
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Upon receiving a Bipolar 1 diagnosis 4.5 years ago I have reflected on my entire life. If I think back to my adolescence I definitely had some kind of mood disorder. I never wanted to do anything as a child, never wanted to go to school, play with others, do homework etc. Then there were periods of time where my grades would rise and I did really well, but then I would get tired again and feel like I "couldn't do it," and wouldn't. It's very difficult with children however since it's normal for children to have say, a delusion of grandeur. Childhood imagination vs. mental problem? I'm sure it's also not good to put a child on a drug like lithium or seroquel. Just my thoughts.