TY - JOUR
T1 - To be or not to be a bipolar disorder patient: problems with diagnosis
AU - Mazza, Marianna
AU - Di Nicola, Marco
AU - Janiri, Luigi
AU - Bria, Pietro
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD) is predominantly clinical. Some authors have suggested that BD is underdiagnosed and that many patients, particularly those with major depressive disorder, actually have BD. Some studies have suggested that BD is wrongly diagnosed, probably because of the idea of a "bipolar spectrum." To address this potential overdiagnosis, clinicians should carefully and systematically assess whether symptoms are included in diagnostic criteria and include the individual context of the patient.
AB - The diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD) is predominantly clinical. Some authors have suggested that BD is underdiagnosed and that many patients, particularly those with major depressive disorder, actually have BD. Some studies have suggested that BD is wrongly diagnosed, probably because of the idea of a "bipolar spectrum." To address this potential overdiagnosis, clinicians should carefully and systematically assess whether symptoms are included in diagnostic criteria and include the individual context of the patient.
KW - Bipolar Disorder
KW - Borderline Personality Disorder
KW - Depressive Disorder, Major
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Diagnostic Errors
KW - Humans
KW - Bipolar Disorder
KW - Borderline Personality Disorder
KW - Depressive Disorder, Major
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Diagnostic Errors
KW - Humans
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/50031
U2 - 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182901de0
DO - 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182901de0
M3 - Article
VL - 201
SP - 435
EP - 437
JO - The Journal of nervous and mental disease
JF - The Journal of nervous and mental disease
ER -