Posted by greywolf on March 27, 2004, at 22:54:16
In reply to Re: Bi-Polar Popularity ! » greywolf, posted by PsychoSage on March 27, 2004, at 18:49:27
Psychosage:
It was treated for a long time as recurrent depression, along with OCD. After a couple years of increasingly interfering manic episodes, they concluded that it was BPII.
My only point was that I know people who've never even seen a doc, yet go around telling others they're bipolar. I've also heard people claim the BP dx after one or two visits. I've always been curious as to how that can come to pass since my layman's education on the subject suggests that a reliable dx of BPII is difficult in a short period of time, and often requires well over a year of experience before it can be made. I'm sure BPI is different.
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