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Diagnosing Bipolar II #DavidLeite #NotesOnABanana
Diagnosing Bipolar II #DavidLeite #NotesOnABanana

Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mania, Medication, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling

Diagnosing Bipolar II #DavidLeite #NotesOnABanana

Quoted excellent psychiatric diagnostic interview for bipolar II from Chapter 33 of David Leite's Notes on a Banana - a Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression.

Kitt O'Malley2017-05-04T13:31:38-07:00May 4th, 2017|Categories: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mania, Medication, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling|Tags: bipolar 2, bipolar II, bipolar type II, diagnostic criteria, misdiagnosis|42 Comments

Not Just Dysthymia

Not until I was 39, was I diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. I am now 50. At 39, I recognized the symptoms of mania in myself, euphoria, the feeling of being called by God [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-04-08T19:21:33-07:00April 8th, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Theology, Vocation|Tags: bipolar type II, cyclothymia, diagnostic criteria, dysthymia|0 Comments