Posted by ryan312 on March 29, 2004, at 22:46:01
In reply to MDD BiPolar, posted by gr8red on March 29, 2004, at 22:25:24
MDD is typically used by psychiatrists to indicate "Major Depressive Disorder". Also called unipolar depression. Meaning the person never becomes manic, only depressed.
Bipolar is when the person experiences both depression and some degree of mania, not necessarily at the same time.
Oftentimes, physicians have a hard time sorting out which diagnosis applies. The patient must be observed over time. Sometimes soft manias are missed and it can be very hard in a child since the mania could be confused with ADHD.
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