Not in my country. I try to hide my history of mental illness from prospective employers unless they directly ask then I will be honest. I will say this, there is a major stigma surrounding MI, especially things severe as BP. After my hospital trip for a suicide attempt, everyone, when they found out, treated me very differently to the point where they would write complaints about every little thing such as drinking too much coffee, using the bathroom too much, etc petty things. I really should have called labour board about it but I took an exit package and left, was not going to tolerate that. My advice, which is only opinion based on my experiences, don't mention it unless you have too.
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Diagnosis: Bipolar Type I w\ psychotic features, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Medications: 0mg Prozac (Thank God), 10mg Zyprexa, 100mg Lamictal XR (for now may adjust as needed), 2mg Klonopin
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