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Do you know is bipolar disorder a personality disorder?
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Bipolar disorder: Hi , bipolar disorder is diagnostically different from personality disorders. Some research would suggest that some forms of bipolar disorder exists coexist with personality disorders in about 1/3 of the patients, sometimes higher. Personality disorders are more pervasive and consistent pattern of dysfunction since late adolescence whereas bipolar disorder can be an episodic illness
Answered 10/3/2016
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Bipolar: Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder, not a personality disorder.
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