Is it bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder?

14188977646_8ecd17db22_k

Murtada Alsaif considers the challenges facing psychiatrists in diagnosing bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. He reports on a recent qualitative study that explores the practical experience of psychiatrists and nurses and concludes that clinical diagnostic practice cannot reliably distinguish the two conditions.

[read the full story...]

Improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder: can blood-based diagnostic panels help?

4279057066_8bd5ec1411_b

Can blood-based diagnostic panels help us reduce the misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment often experienced by people with bipolar disorder? Murtada Alsaif reviews a recent retrospective study that has some encouraging findings for biologically identifying the disease.

[read the full story...]