My very first pdoc appointment was 90 minutes, and yes, I was given a bipolar diagnosis and a mood stabilizer. I'd gone in with a laundry list of symptoms and said I thought I was BP, which was a mistake---doctors hate it when a patient diagnoses him/herself. He proceeded to use the first hour to give me reasons why I might NOT be bipolar, but concluded that I probably was and said I had BP not otherwise specified. It took two years to get the BP 1 label, and even then I didn't get it from him, I got it from the hospital pdoc when I was inpatient for suicidal ideation/intent.

In retrospect, I wish I hadn't been so quick to diagnose myself. Treatment is the most important thing no matter what a person has. Once you get a diagnosis, it stays on your medical record permanently and sometimes that's quite a load to carry.