Posted by ed_uk2010 on August 26, 2010, at 15:37:00
In reply to Re: Is It Depression or Bipolar?, posted by violette on August 24, 2010, at 10:17:17
>If anything, it shows people are not being diagnosed with personality disorders or attachment issues, imo, as MDD or Bipolar I are pretty much the 'default' diagnoses here in the US regardless of what you may really have.
As well as the issues with insurance, there's also the tendency of some psychiatrists to only diagnose conditions which are treated with medication. Conditions which are not normally treated with medication are never the 'default' diagnosis.
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