My reading of this is that much of that increase is linked to an expanded definition of bipolar disorder as a spectrum disorder (spectrum disorders are all the rage these days) with SBD being the catch basin for all the soft bipolar researchers claim they are detecting in America these days. And so begins the war on the weird, the productive and the agitated of America.Much more at his site.
Psychiatric medications, science, marketing, psychiatry in general, and occasionally clinical psychology. Questioning the role of key opinion leaders and the use of "science" to promote commercial ends rather than the needs of people with mental health concerns.
Friday, May 11, 2007
More on the New Bipolar Disorder
Philip Dawdy has chimed in smartly on the subthreshold bipolar diagnosis and its implications. Background here and here. Here's one snippet:
I just want to thank you for all your commentary on the SBD bullshit. I've relied entirely on yours and Philip's sites covering this issue on my blog. I wanted to respond immediately upon reading the study, but have not been well...I'm so glad you and Philip did it for me!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I think that this SBD stuff is going to become the latest "underrecognized, undertreated condition" before long. We'll see...
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