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How many people( you know) do you think may have bipolar disorder? |
How many people( you know) do you think may have bipolar disorder? Actually, bipolar is an unusual disorder that happens to be grossly over diagnosed. Epidemiological studies estimate that that around 1% of the entire population likely meet criteria for bipolar. Yet, psychiatrist in particular seem to like to diagnose this disorder whenever they hear somebody has an elevated mood between bouts of depression or has signs of agitation during a depressive phase. These symptoms may be indicative of bipolar, but bipolar requires much more. As a psychologist at a major medical institution, I can tell you that in the past 5 years I've only seen maybe ten true cases of bipolar, but I've probably seen over 100 patients who were incorrectly diagnosed with this disorder. If you think you have bipolar or a psychiatrist diagnosed you with it, you should get a second opinion from a doctoral level psychologist (i.e., Ph.D. or Psy.D.). The other way bipolar tends to be over used is if somebody you know seems unreliable or overly emotional. Such symptoms do not necessarily indicate bipolar, but the media and untrained physicians will use this phrase almost as a colloquialism. Source(s): Go to APA.org and search bipolar disorder Clinical experience. How many people that I know? lets see...........1,2,3,4,5 yes, I think its five. I knew one person (R.I.P) Maggie Tagle-Greenles she was going to open a center for bi-polar but she was in a car accedent and din't make it to open the center. niccole_maxx@yahoo.com A few. Bi-polar disorder is not unusual. It's about one percent of the population. I'm bipolar so that's one anyway. |
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