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© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. Bipolar disorder is a common mental disorder that can be challenging to diagnose. This brief article outlines how bipolar disorder is diagnosed and how it can be distinguished from other disorders with similar phenotypes.

Original publication

DOI

10.1192/apt.bp.115.015305

Type

Journal article

Journal

BJ Psych Advances

Publication Date

01/01/2017

Volume

23

Pages

104 - 105