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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
It does depend on how you define BP, of course, but the newest DSM has a separate category for med-induced BP. Again, it might be "just" BP, but you may want to make sure.
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That's one thing I disagree with -- the "med-induced BP". I don't think it should be considered criteria for BP... DSM-IV specifically says that med-induced BP should
not count toward a diagnosis of BP, but then the DSM-V says the exact opposite.
There are some people who never get hypo/mania, but they do get it when they try an antidepressant for the first time. Then when they get off the medication and their depression goes away, they never get depressed again. Should that count toward a diagnosis of BP? I think not
IDK. I've always had qualms about that clause in DSM-V