What's in Your Diagnosis
Bipolar - Sharpening the Diagnostic Picture
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Great article...a little overwhelming, but certainly makes me feel better that my "bipolar" husband doesn't really fit the DSM-IV mold. I like the idea of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder...but where does this lead in terms of better disease management? That is what is most important at this point. Current treatment options fall way short. I am married to a man who has suffered his whole life from this illness, and the last 4 years have been a non-stop, painful, failure of drug after drug after drug combination, after drug combination, after ECT, etc. Now where do we go (he's 52 y.o.)?
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