Accurately Diagnosing Someone with Bipolar Disorder Involves

question 5

Multiple Choice

Accurately diagnosing someone with bipolar disorder involves:

• A)quantifying the number of depressive episodes the person has experienced.
• B)getting a good family history.
• C)identifying the substances they have used since the onset of symptoms.
• D)determining if anticonvulsants cause them to become more manic.

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