Posted by SLS on July 5, 2012, at 8:04:54
In reply to Re: Why There Has Been an Explosion in Bipolar Diags?, posted by huxley on July 5, 2012, at 5:43:12
> > No. I dismissed nothing. It's just that the increase (explosion) in bipolar disorder diagnoses happened at least a decade ago. It is old news. I feel that BD was grossly overdiagnosed back then and for several years to follow. Neurontin was being prescribed to nearly everyone. I saw this happen at a PH program. It seemed like a fad amongst doctors to do this.
> apologies for being rude.
> I misunderstood you.
> BP misdiagnosis is a sore point for me.Depending on who you read, true bipolar disorder in the US should account for somewhere between 2-5% of cases of depression. It is probably closer to 3%. Any quotes over 5% are suspect in my book.
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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