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When Symptoms Overlap

Psychology Today

How experts differentiate borderline personality disorder from bipolar disorder and why it is important to know the difference

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The Quiet Crisis in Mental Health: The Medicalization and Deskilling of Psychotherapy

Mad in America

In the biomedical model, this typically refers to constructs labeled as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe major depression, or personality disorders, etc. This can disrupt ones sense of self-integration and/or provoke profound inner torment, which may or may not interfere with major life activities.

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Mad Camp Europe: My Journey from Ward Violence to Healing and Community

Mad in America

I got two diagnoses, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder with ultra-rapid cycling, a fact that I hid throughout my whole time of service for the hospital. My childhood, my upbringing, that’s part of another story. The fear of possible repercussions was too great.

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On Psychotherapeutic Literacy

Mad in America

Trends in Diagnosis One day, I mustered the courage to ask him if my assumption that I might have borderline personality disorder was accurate. He chuckled and retorted, “You think you have borderline personality disorder? But you don’t have borderline personality disorder.”

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A Woman’s Guide to Pursuing an AuDHD Diagnosis

ADDitude

Autistic girls and women with ADHD are often diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. They also get misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and, more commonly, with obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD ).

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Day # 152: Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders

Bullet Psych

methamphetamine, ecstasy), depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, etc.). Also associated with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and illness anxiety disorder.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Mostly sees patients with a Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder. Phone: (301) 970-4001 Website: [link] Availability: Immediate/within 1 week Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield and Johns Hopkins EHP and USFHP insurance plans are accepted. Mercedes Rizo, M.D. Seesadult and geriatric patients.