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- Title
Misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder as borderline personality disorder: clinical and economic consequences.
- Authors
John, Hyacinth; Sharma, Verinder
- Abstract
We report the case of a 26-year-old patient with bipolar spectrum disorder who was misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder. In spite of trials of various psychotropic drugs and frequent, prolonged hospitalizations, the patient had remained chronically symptomatic. Following a detailed examination of the longitudinal illness course and confirmation of the diagnosis of bipolar spectrum disorder, antidepressants were discontinued and the patient was treated with lamotrigine and quetiapine. This treatment resulted in sustained euthymia and cessation of deliberate self-harm in addition to a significant reduction in utilization of health resources.
- Publication
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 4 Pt 2, p612
- ISSN
1814-1412
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/15622970701816522