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The study, published last month in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that of 154 people who had been assessed in face-to-face interviews, between 15 (9.6 per cent) and 29 (18.8 per cent) met the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder. Lead researcher Daniel Smith said: ‘It is likely that many people being treated for depression by their GPs have been prescribed antidepressants. In people with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, these drugs may be at best unhelpful and at worst harmful.’ He suggested that the possibility that primary care diagnoses were wrong should be given greater credence. In other research, American psychiatrist Broadie Dunlop said that because of changes in the economic and social environment of western countries, men face a ‘depressing future’. Dr Dunlop, from the Emory Univerisity School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, said that the restructuring of western economies will lead to the disappearance of many jobs that are traditionally held by men, and that this could lead to an ‘identity crisis’, particularly in men with low levels of education. Join the debate Do you think people in your local area have been misdiagnosed with depression rather than bipolar disorder? Tell us your views by voting yes or no on the homepage , and emailing the editor: colin.parish@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Mental Health Practice – Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Published: Apr 1, 2011
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