Diagnostic Disagreements in Bipolar Disorder : The Role of Substance Abuse Comorbidities
Joint Authors
Shalini Theodore, Rowena
Ramirez Basco, Monica
Biggan, John R.
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Substance abuse can produce symptoms similar to other psychiatric disorders, thus confusing the diagnostic picture.
This paper attempts to elucidate how misdiagnosis in bipolar disorder might be explained by the presence of substance abuse comorbidities.
The overlap of symptoms, limited information about symptom onset, and inexperienced clinicians can result in the misinterpretation of symptoms of substance abuse disorders for bipolar disorder.
The present study found that the presence of a substance abuse comorbidity, the polarity of last episode (depressed, manic, mixed, not otherwise specified), and the total number of comorbidities affected the reliability of a bipolar disorder diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shalini Theodore, Rowena& Ramirez Basco, Monica& Biggan, John R.. 2012. Diagnostic Disagreements in Bipolar Disorder : The Role of Substance Abuse Comorbidities. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shalini Theodore, Rowena…[et al.]. Diagnostic Disagreements in Bipolar Disorder : The Role of Substance Abuse Comorbidities. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472034
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shalini Theodore, Rowena& Ramirez Basco, Monica& Biggan, John R.. Diagnostic Disagreements in Bipolar Disorder : The Role of Substance Abuse Comorbidities. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472034
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472034