Posted by Scott L. Schofield on March 13, 2000, at 10:30:55
In reply to Okay, so unipolar doesn't become bipolar..., posted by Janice on March 12, 2000, at 21:57:07
> Okay, so unipolar doesn't become bipolar... Janice
I don't think we can necessarily eliminate this as a possibility. What I wrote certainly doesn't preclude this.
Another permutation of possibilities is that unipolar and bipolar disorders may occur simultaneously in the same person. This would be analogous to the concept of "double-depression", in which a person suffers major depression and dysthymia at the same time. Here, when the major depression resolves upon treatment with antidepressants, dysthymia remains, and must also be targeted for treatment. In a situation where bipolar and unipolar disorders exist within the same person, it may be that the stresses caused by the unipolar precipitates the bipolar.
I reserve the right to change your mind.
- Scott
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