Meds psychotherapy: Get her a full psychiatric evaluation to assess for PTSD and bipolar symptoms, and see if medications are warranted. Next, find a reputable psychotherapist nearby who specializes in PTSD./Bipolar disorder. Generally speaking, meds and psychotherapy together are the best approach.
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PTSD vs Bipolar: Although the two diagnoses can co-exist, you need to have a comprehensive assessment by a psychologist or psychiatrist who is also a trauma expert. Sometimes severe PTSD sx can get misdiagnosed as other disorders. Bipolar is inherited and should have family history. But PTSD always is a result of trauma(trauma is relative to the patient) and the long term answer is expert trauma tx. Bipolar dis
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