Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature
Bipolar disorder (BD) is considered one of the most disabling mental conditions, with high rates of morbidity, disability, and premature death from suicide. Although BD is often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder, some attention has recently been drawn to the possibility that BD could be over...
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| author | Amna A. Ghouse Marsal Sanches Giovana Zunta-Soares Alan C. Swann Jair C. Soares |
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| description | Bipolar disorder (BD) is considered one of the most disabling mental conditions, with high rates of morbidity, disability, and premature death from suicide. Although BD is often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder, some attention has recently been drawn to the possibility that BD could be overdiagnosed in some settings. The present paper focuses on a critical analysis of the overdiagnosis issue among bipolar patients. It includes a review of the available literature findings, followed by some recommendations aiming at optimizing the diagnosis of BD and increasing its reliability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9ccc80c879954e6ca02ab623bb6b54cd2025-08-20T03:38:15ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/297087297087Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the LiteratureAmna A. Ghouse0Marsal Sanches1Giovana Zunta-Soares2Alan C. Swann3Jair C. Soares4UT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UT Houston Medical School, 1941 East Road, Houston, TX 77054, USAUT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UT Houston Medical School, 1941 East Road, Houston, TX 77054, USAUT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UT Houston Medical School, 1941 East Road, Houston, TX 77054, USAUT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UT Houston Medical School, 1941 East Road, Houston, TX 77054, USAUT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UT Houston Medical School, 1941 East Road, Houston, TX 77054, USABipolar disorder (BD) is considered one of the most disabling mental conditions, with high rates of morbidity, disability, and premature death from suicide. Although BD is often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder, some attention has recently been drawn to the possibility that BD could be overdiagnosed in some settings. The present paper focuses on a critical analysis of the overdiagnosis issue among bipolar patients. It includes a review of the available literature findings, followed by some recommendations aiming at optimizing the diagnosis of BD and increasing its reliability.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/297087 |
| spellingShingle | Amna A. Ghouse Marsal Sanches Giovana Zunta-Soares Alan C. Swann Jair C. Soares Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature |
| title_full | Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature |
| title_short | Overdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Analysis of the Literature |
| title_sort | overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder a critical analysis of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/297087 |
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