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(Mis)Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder

(Mis)Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder

Published 10 months, 2 weeks ago
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For more than 15 years, bipolar disorder defined Abigail Kafka's life. Abigail was heavily medicated, unable to work, or have a social life. Then a therapy session introduced a startling question: What if this diagnosis was wrong? On this episode, we'll discuss what contributed to an explosion of bipolar diagnoses, and why experts disagree whether this disorder is over-or underdiagnosed.

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