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Re: RJ + Scott Re: lyrica - how does it work » SLS

Posted by brynb on August 19, 2012, at 8:42:19

In reply to Re: RJ + Scott Re: lyrica - how does it work » brynb, posted by SLS on August 18, 2012, at 0:47:53

> The following schema was devised by Young and Klerman in 1992, and was proposed to be used in future editions of the DSM.
>
> Klerman Classification Schema of Bipolar Disorder
>
> Bipolar I - Mania and Major Depression
> Bipolar II - Hypomania and Major Depression
> Bipolar III - Cyclothymia
> Bipolar IV - Antidepressant induced hypo/mania
> Bipolar V - Major Depression with a family history of bipolar disorder
> Bipolar VI - Unipolar Mania
>
>
>
> The following schema is what is currently proposed for inclusion in the new DSM-5. I think it is inferior to the Klerman proposal. However, with either one, antidepressant-induced bipolar disorder has been added as a new subtype.
>
> C 00 Bipolar I Disorder
> C 01 Bipolar II Disorder
> C 02 Cyclothymic Disorder
> C 03 Substance-Induced Bipolar Disorder
> C 04 Bipolar Disorder Associated with Another Medical Condition
> C 05 Bipolar Disorder Not Elsewhere Classified
>
> http://www.dsm5.org/proposedrevision/Pages/BipolarandRelatedDisorders.aspx
>
>
> - Scott

Thanks for the above info, Scott. I'm still confused, though (as my pdocs were too, lol!). My depression is and has always been characterized by severe depressive episodes, irritability, anxiety, poor impulse control and lethargy. While ADs never made me manic, Gabapentin did (and it made me more than hypomanic--pure mania as I understand it).

While the DSM can be a helpful tool (probably in the most elementary sense), it seems a bit archaic and too static in trying to define and categorize illnesses that are so dynamic and individual-dependent. If that makes sense ;).

-b


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