Differential Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder Versus Bipolar Disorder: Current Status and Best Clinical Practices.

Differential Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder Versus Bipolar Disorder: Current Status and Best Clinical Practices. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 May 14;80(3): Authors: McIntyre RS, Zimmerman M, Goldberg JF, First MB Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide psychiatrists and other health care professionals who treat patients with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder a set of best practices, tools, and other methods to improve their ability to make a more accurate diagnosis between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder and to reach this diagnosis sooner, given a particular set of patient-related circumstances and comorbidities.​. PMID: 31091027 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Clin Psychiatry Source Type: research