How usual is it for someone to be diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and ptsd?

Bipolar/PTSD: Not unusual, especially in youngsters with histories of traumas.

Not unusual: Mood disorders commonly co-occur with ptsd. Individuals other bipolar disorder, at least in the usa are about 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with ptsd than those without a mood disorder.

Comorbidity: Ptsd and bipolar disorder can coexist commonly. A careful comprehensive. Assessment is needed to tease out coexistence of mood disorders ptsd or personality disorder and treatment can be planned accordingly.

Common...however: A person diagnosed w pneumonia has symptoms of cough and fever. These are symptoms, but not separate diseases. But, we diagnose psychiatric disorders based off symptoms and comorbidity is common. That doesn't mean, however, that there are two completely different things going on. Those with ptsd and bd can often have one underlying treatable issue like trauma or brain injury. Talk to your doc!

It occurs: The traumas that can ignite post traumatic stress disorder also have the potential to activate a genetic predisposition for bipolar spectrum disorder. They are two separate conditions but co-ocurrence is not uncommon.

Very common: Depending on the severity of PTSD symptoms, bipolar disorder is a common cold morbid diagnosis. This is especially true for people who have been in combat situations. And evaluation by a psychiatrist who specializes in PTSD can be very helpful in determining if bipolar and PTSD are being experienced concomitantly by the patient.