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A member asked:
Help please! is bipolar disorder the same as bipolar spectrum disorder?
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Yes and no: Bipolar spectrum disorder is a term used by some psychiatrists to describe a range of severity of bipolar disorder that is possible and seen clinically. However, it is not an accepted diagnostic term for use in medical records.
Answered 5/12/2016
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Not exactly: Bipolar specrum disorder describes varying disorders which have changes to mood & energy level in common. The word bipolar disorder is often used to described bipolar i disorder which is the most severe of the bipolar conditions.
Answered 5/12/2016
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