Common co-morbid disorders which occur with Bipolar Disorder and...

**Anhedonic Lake** · 01-30-2010, 06:10 PM

common differential disorders.

Basically,does anyone know what are the most common disorders which occur with manic depression and what are the most common disorders which manifest the symptoms of bipolar,but are in fact a different disorder? I think Borderline PD is often mistaken for bi polar and vice versa.

Jezebel · 01-30-2010, 06:31 PM

Anxiety disorders tend to be frequently co-morbid with bipolar and they can have overlapping symptoms.
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claims anxiety can be part of the symptoms, but not all experts on the topic seem to agree with that.
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goes into detail about overlapping symptoms of bipolar and general anxiety disorder.

ADHD is another disorder that is often either misdiagnosed or co-morbid in bipolar individuals. There is
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Borderline personality disorder can have some common features with bipolar disorder.
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attempts to explain the similarities and differences between the two.

Bipolar is most often misdiagnosed as unipolar depression. Generally, I think it is harder to recognize manic/hypomanic states in oneself than depression, and the depression is often the one that feels the more debilitating of the two (especially in the case of bipolar II patients who only experience hypomania), and for those reasons the depression is all that gets reported to the doctor. Depressive episodes are also usually more frequent and longer lasting. Sometimes the manic episodes just begin later in life than the depression, and there are even some individuals who are said to have bipolar disorder even though they haven't experienced a manic episode at all (I don't have an exact internet source for that information though).

**Thinktress** · 01-30-2010, 07:28 PM

Jezebel has it right. ADHD, depression, bpd, anxiety disorders...

A manic/delusional patient can be misdiagnozed as having schizophrenia as well.

**admittedheretic** · 01-30-2010, 08:01 PM

In addition to those Asperger's syndrome and pervasive developmental disorders.

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Anhedonic Lake Veteran Member [61%] MBTI: INfP Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,457	common differential disorders. Basically,does anyone know what are the most common disorders which occur with manic depression and what are the most common disorders which manifest the symptoms of bipolar,but are in fact a different disorder? I think Borderline PD is often mistaken for bi polar and vice versa.
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Jezebel Administrator MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,258	Anxiety disorders tend to be frequently co-morbid with bipolar and they can have overlapping symptoms. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. claims anxiety can be part of the symptoms, but not all experts on the topic seem to agree with that. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. goes into detail about overlapping symptoms of bipolar and general anxiety disorder. ADHD is another disorder that is often either misdiagnosed or co-morbid in bipolar individuals. There is To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. . Borderline personality disorder can have some common features with bipolar disorder. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. attempts to explain the similarities and differences between the two. Bipolar is most often misdiagnosed as unipolar depression. Generally, I think it is harder to recognize manic/hypomanic states in oneself than depression, and the depression is often the one that feels the more debilitating of the two (especially in the case of bipolar II patients who only experience hypomania), and for those reasons the depression is all that gets reported to the doctor. Depressive episodes are also usually more frequent and longer lasting. Sometimes the manic episodes just begin later in life than the depression, and there are even some individuals who are said to have bipolar disorder even though they haven't experienced a manic episode at all (I don't have an exact internet source for that information though).
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Thinktress Veteran Member [52%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,112	Jezebel has it right. ADHD, depression, bpd, anxiety disorders... A manic/delusional patient can be misdiagnozed as having schizophrenia as well.
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admittedheretic Veteran Member [69%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,794	In addition to those Asperger's syndrome and pervasive developmental disorders.
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