Topic: Mark Zimmerman

Over Diagnosis Of Bipolar Disorder

In 2008, a study concluded that the over diagnosis of bipolar disorder is now a greater concern than the under diagnosis. Fewer than half of previously diagnosed bipolar disorder patients retested under the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) actually qualified under ...

Some conditions misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study published last year suggested that bipolar disorder may be over diagnosed in people seeking mental health care. Now new findings shed light on which disorders many of these patients actually have.Bipolar disorder, also known as ...

Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed

5/7/2008 Print E-mail Bipolar disorder may be overdiagnosed, say researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University.. They found that fewer than half of patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder were assessed using a comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic interview -- the Structured Clinical ...