Psychiatric Services
Strategies to Reduce Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Depression
What this article backs
- Early Episode Onset Bipolar Disorder
- Misdiagnosis Antidepressant Induced Mania
- Antidepressant Induced Mania Manic Episode
- Excessive Sleep Bipolar Disorder
- Early Episode Onset correlates with Bipolar Disorder.
- Misdiagnosis enables Antidepressant Induced Mania.
- Antidepressant Induced Mania triggers Manic Episode.
- Excessive Sleep correlates with Bipolar Disorder.
In its own words
Early age of onset, a high frequency of depressive episodes, a greater percentage of time ill, and a relatively acute onset or offset of symptoms are suggestive of bipolar disorder
Treatment of bipolar disorder with antidepressants alone is not efficacious and may exacerbate hypomania, mania, or cycling.
Bipolar depression is associated with more mood lability, more motor retardation, and greater time spent sleeping.
